OT - WWII quiz
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket?
Well I'd say it has to be a German Falschirmjaeger unit. Normandy/Ardennes are definites. Arnhem as well if you are talking about the corridor and initial defense against XXX Corps, Huertegen I'm not sure about but I think there were para units fed into this meat grinder. Possibly the units from Huertegen were rebuilt quickly and used for Ardennes? Reichswald not a clue. Ruhr Pocket....well most German units ended up in there apart from those in the north gainst Monty.
I could go and look at my German OOB book but I'll guess
....6th Parachute Rgt/ 3 Falschirm Div.
Well I'd say it has to be a German Falschirmjaeger unit. Normandy/Ardennes are definites. Arnhem as well if you are talking about the corridor and initial defense against XXX Corps, Huertegen I'm not sure about but I think there were para units fed into this meat grinder. Possibly the units from Huertegen were rebuilt quickly and used for Ardennes? Reichswald not a clue. Ruhr Pocket....well most German units ended up in there apart from those in the north gainst Monty.
I could go and look at my German OOB book but I'll guess
....6th Parachute Rgt/ 3 Falschirm Div.
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Spitfire ?ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
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Your explanation of the two Reichswald did not explain which one you were referring to in your question.ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
ORIGINAL: micheljq
At first, it looks as a western allies unit, but they did not fight at the Reichswald (same thing as Reichtag?).
I am trying : La Legion Charlemagne.
49) The Reichswald is a section of the Siegfried Line just to the east of Nijmegen, Holland. The Reichswald is in Berlin. They are not the same.
But in answer to your question it is not La Legion Charlemagne.
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German 116th Infantry?
That's because there aren't two Reichswalds...One is the Reichswald and the other is the Reichstag is a building in Berlin. They are not the same. I changed my earlier answer to reflect that.
Whichever nation it belongs to it's not an infantry unit.
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
14) Not the Battle for France in 1940.ORIGINAL: Stabilo
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14) What is the largest successful military operation of all time?
15) What is the largest unsuccessful military operation of all time?
19) Who recommended that the T-34 be sent back to Germany and put into production?
14: Fall Gelb
15: Operation Barbarossa
19: Guderian
15) Yes, that's correct. Operation Barbarossa is the largest military operation in world history and it was unsuccessful.
19) Yes, that's correct. Guderian said to send the T-34 back and make copies of it.
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Here are the original 50 questions and the correct answers so far.
1) Which Soviet tank during WWII caused Soviet infantry to flee from it in "tank terror"?
2) What was Patton's Headquarters known as?
3) What German vehicle was known as Guderian's Duck? JgPzIV
4) Which were the only two fighter planes in the IJN to fly off Japanese carriers? A4M Claude and A4M Zero.
5) What WWII AFV was known as the Land Battleship? T-35 Soviet tank. Had five turrets and a ten man crew.
6) Which units used cricket makers for unit recognition? US Airborne Divisions during the D-Day night drop.
7) Which was the highest scoring American tanker? What was the name of the tank he rode in?
8) Which Allied nation was cannibalizing and decommissioning divisions to keep it's armies fighting in the field to the end of the war? Britain. There was an extreme shortage of manpower in Britain by mid 1944.
9) What aircraft was know as String Bag? The British biplane torpedo bomber Swordfish.
10) During the night raid on the Scope, Moehne and Eder dams on the Ruhr River. special bombs were made that had to be dropped from an exact speed and height. How did the British determine the height of their aircraft off the water during the night raid? Two lights were placed on the aircraft pointing down at an angle. When the two lights merged into one on the water the aircraft was at the correct height.
11) What was the first IJN carrier sunk during the war? Shoho. The carrier was hit by thirteen bombs, seven torpedoes and an aircraft.
12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies.
13) Was the German tank force destroyed during the Battle of Kursk? No, it was barely affected. The Soviets told a lie about the damage done to the German tank force. They lost an entire tank army worth of tanks on the southern shoulder of the Kursk salient while only containing German armored thrusts.
14) What is the largest successful military operation of all time?
15) What is the largest unsuccessful military operation of all time? Operation Barbarossa is the largest military operation in world history. It was however, unsuccessful in achieving it's goal of defeating the Soviet Union.
16) Which American general thought the 75mm gun armed Sherman was big enough to win the war without up-gunning it? Patton.
17) Which Allied tank was so successful that they tried to camouflage it's appearance. German gunners were ordered to fire at it first. The British Firefly. British tankers did everything possible to disquise the barrel, including planting it different colors and adding fake muzzle brakes 2/3 of the way down the barrel.
18) Which Allied AFV had the main gun pointing over the rear of the vehicle instead of facing forward?
19) Who recommended that the T-34 be sent back to Germany and put into production? Guderian
20) The US, British and German aces are all well known. What about some of the others though, who was Italy's highest scoring ace in WWII and what was his score?
21) What is the largest ship ever sunk by a submarine? IJN Carrier Shinano. This was the third Yamoto class battleship and was converted to a carrier. She was sent to sea without her bulkheads and watertight damage control systems working. Six torpedoes from Archerfish sealed the carriers doom.
22) Who in the German Army was simply known as "The Count"?
23) Which country entered WWII with a rifle it thought too ineffective, stopped production of the weapon, then restarted it's production which then lasted to the end of the war?
24) How many Soviet Tank and Mechanized Corps were there from 1942 to the end of the war? Counting Guards units as well.
25) The United States had how many cavalry divisions during WWII?
26) By the end of the war Canada was making 60% of which Allied machinegun?
27) Where is Hangman's Hill?
28) What did the Soviets call the M3 Lee tank supplied to them as Lend Lease?
29) Which German fighter aircraft had an engine and propeller at both the front and the back of the aircraft?
30) Which American fighter was shown to be the most maneuverable during test trials at the end of the war?
31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII? Meaning, which was the largest tank ever ordered into combat in WWII. Panzer Maus. There were two prototypes of the Maus at Kummersdorf to the southeast of Berlin. One was a vehicle mockup without a gun. The other was fully functional. The fully functional vehicle was ordered to move to Berlin and defend the capital. The Soviets claim to have knocked it out in combat and the Germans claim it broke down. Either way the Soviets have the vehicle at Koblinka Tank Museum I believe.
32) What German city did Eisenhower consider just a "geographic location"? Berlin. After the Yalta conference Berlin was in the Soviet zone and Eisenhower did not consider it an objective any longer.
33) What did the term "rock soup" mean?
34) What two hammer blows were triggered on the anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union? They were the same year and were set to compliment each other.
35) What was Churchill referring to when he was talking about "the Beast"?
36) Who was Finland's highest scoring ace?
37) What does the word Currahee mean and who used it as a battlecry? During their training, the US 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne were ordered to climb Mt Currahee (Cherokee for "We Stand Alone"); the name of this mountain became their battlecry.
38) Which German Panzer Divisions used the Pz35(t) as their main equipment during the fighting in Russia?
39) What American piece of equipment soon came to be feared by Allied tankers after it's introduction into combat?
40) What was the single most effective weapon that airforces of all nations employed during WWII not counting the atomic bomb?
41) Who was the first foreign soldier to capture an intact Soviet T-34 tank and drive it?
42) Which German Panzer Division entered Russia by driving submerged under a river?
43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks?
44) When called a "Lucky Bastard" which American general replied, "I'd rather be lucky than good. Good will only take you so far but luck will take you all the way."
45) Which country used dogs to attack tanks? Russia. The mine dogs were trained to run under tanks to get fed. The Soviets then strapped an antitank mine to their back. When they ran under a tank the mine was detonated. In combat though the dogs got confused and scared when shot at and ran back to Soviet lines. Then they went and hid....under Soviet tanks.
46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the second most produced vehicle?
47) The British tried to deploy the Mosquito aircraft to the Pacific theater. Why was it called back?
48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?
49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket?
50) What plane did the Japanese call the "Whistling Death"?
We have a ways to go.
Good Hunting.
MR
1) Which Soviet tank during WWII caused Soviet infantry to flee from it in "tank terror"?
2) What was Patton's Headquarters known as?
3) What German vehicle was known as Guderian's Duck? JgPzIV
4) Which were the only two fighter planes in the IJN to fly off Japanese carriers? A4M Claude and A4M Zero.
5) What WWII AFV was known as the Land Battleship? T-35 Soviet tank. Had five turrets and a ten man crew.
6) Which units used cricket makers for unit recognition? US Airborne Divisions during the D-Day night drop.
7) Which was the highest scoring American tanker? What was the name of the tank he rode in?
8) Which Allied nation was cannibalizing and decommissioning divisions to keep it's armies fighting in the field to the end of the war? Britain. There was an extreme shortage of manpower in Britain by mid 1944.
9) What aircraft was know as String Bag? The British biplane torpedo bomber Swordfish.
10) During the night raid on the Scope, Moehne and Eder dams on the Ruhr River. special bombs were made that had to be dropped from an exact speed and height. How did the British determine the height of their aircraft off the water during the night raid? Two lights were placed on the aircraft pointing down at an angle. When the two lights merged into one on the water the aircraft was at the correct height.
11) What was the first IJN carrier sunk during the war? Shoho. The carrier was hit by thirteen bombs, seven torpedoes and an aircraft.
12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies.
13) Was the German tank force destroyed during the Battle of Kursk? No, it was barely affected. The Soviets told a lie about the damage done to the German tank force. They lost an entire tank army worth of tanks on the southern shoulder of the Kursk salient while only containing German armored thrusts.
14) What is the largest successful military operation of all time?
15) What is the largest unsuccessful military operation of all time? Operation Barbarossa is the largest military operation in world history. It was however, unsuccessful in achieving it's goal of defeating the Soviet Union.
16) Which American general thought the 75mm gun armed Sherman was big enough to win the war without up-gunning it? Patton.
17) Which Allied tank was so successful that they tried to camouflage it's appearance. German gunners were ordered to fire at it first. The British Firefly. British tankers did everything possible to disquise the barrel, including planting it different colors and adding fake muzzle brakes 2/3 of the way down the barrel.
18) Which Allied AFV had the main gun pointing over the rear of the vehicle instead of facing forward?
19) Who recommended that the T-34 be sent back to Germany and put into production? Guderian
20) The US, British and German aces are all well known. What about some of the others though, who was Italy's highest scoring ace in WWII and what was his score?
21) What is the largest ship ever sunk by a submarine? IJN Carrier Shinano. This was the third Yamoto class battleship and was converted to a carrier. She was sent to sea without her bulkheads and watertight damage control systems working. Six torpedoes from Archerfish sealed the carriers doom.
22) Who in the German Army was simply known as "The Count"?
23) Which country entered WWII with a rifle it thought too ineffective, stopped production of the weapon, then restarted it's production which then lasted to the end of the war?
24) How many Soviet Tank and Mechanized Corps were there from 1942 to the end of the war? Counting Guards units as well.
25) The United States had how many cavalry divisions during WWII?
26) By the end of the war Canada was making 60% of which Allied machinegun?
27) Where is Hangman's Hill?
28) What did the Soviets call the M3 Lee tank supplied to them as Lend Lease?
29) Which German fighter aircraft had an engine and propeller at both the front and the back of the aircraft?
30) Which American fighter was shown to be the most maneuverable during test trials at the end of the war?
31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII? Meaning, which was the largest tank ever ordered into combat in WWII. Panzer Maus. There were two prototypes of the Maus at Kummersdorf to the southeast of Berlin. One was a vehicle mockup without a gun. The other was fully functional. The fully functional vehicle was ordered to move to Berlin and defend the capital. The Soviets claim to have knocked it out in combat and the Germans claim it broke down. Either way the Soviets have the vehicle at Koblinka Tank Museum I believe.
32) What German city did Eisenhower consider just a "geographic location"? Berlin. After the Yalta conference Berlin was in the Soviet zone and Eisenhower did not consider it an objective any longer.
33) What did the term "rock soup" mean?
34) What two hammer blows were triggered on the anniversary of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union? They were the same year and were set to compliment each other.
35) What was Churchill referring to when he was talking about "the Beast"?
36) Who was Finland's highest scoring ace?
37) What does the word Currahee mean and who used it as a battlecry? During their training, the US 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne were ordered to climb Mt Currahee (Cherokee for "We Stand Alone"); the name of this mountain became their battlecry.
38) Which German Panzer Divisions used the Pz35(t) as their main equipment during the fighting in Russia?
39) What American piece of equipment soon came to be feared by Allied tankers after it's introduction into combat?
40) What was the single most effective weapon that airforces of all nations employed during WWII not counting the atomic bomb?
41) Who was the first foreign soldier to capture an intact Soviet T-34 tank and drive it?
42) Which German Panzer Division entered Russia by driving submerged under a river?
43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks?
44) When called a "Lucky Bastard" which American general replied, "I'd rather be lucky than good. Good will only take you so far but luck will take you all the way."
45) Which country used dogs to attack tanks? Russia. The mine dogs were trained to run under tanks to get fed. The Soviets then strapped an antitank mine to their back. When they ran under a tank the mine was detonated. In combat though the dogs got confused and scared when shot at and ran back to Soviet lines. Then they went and hid....under Soviet tanks.
46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the second most produced vehicle?
47) The British tried to deploy the Mosquito aircraft to the Pacific theater. Why was it called back?
48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?
49) Which is the only unit to have fought at Normandy, Arnhem, Aachen, the Huertgen Forest, in the Ardennes offensive, at the Reichswald and in the Ruhr Pocket?
50) What plane did the Japanese call the "Whistling Death"?
We have a ways to go.
Good Hunting.
MR
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
ORIGINAL: sanderz
hmmm
re 48
doesn't say it was in arial combat - so maybe if you include ground kills its something like a typhoon or P47???
Yes, the score is air to air kills.
It is not the Spitfire, Typhoon, P-39, P-47 or P-51.
Good Hunting.
MR
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?
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37) What does the word Currahee mean and who used it as a battlecry?
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Good Hunting.
MR
31: Either the Japanese O-I Super Heavy tank (120t, 3 turrets), while it was experimental, one was shipped to Manchuria where it is unknown if it became operational, or more likely, the German Tiger II (69.8t), 487 built.
37: During their training, the US 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne were ordered to climb Mt Currahee (Cherokee for "We Stand Alone"); the name of this mountain became their battlecry.
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
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31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?
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37) What does the word Currahee mean and who used it as a battlecry?
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Good Hunting.
MR
31: Either the Japanese O-I Super Heavy tank (120t, 3 turrets), while it was experimental, one was shipped to Manchuria where it is unknown if it became operational, or more likely, the German Tiger II (69.8t), 487 built.
37: During their training, the US 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne were ordered to climb Mt Currahee (Cherokee for "We Stand Alone"); the name of this mountain became their battlecry.
Japanese O-I Super Heavy tank
31) The Maus was larger than the O-I heavy tank. The Maus weighed in at 188 tons while the O-I was a light weight at 130 tons.
37) That is correct. I've added your answer to the main list.
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
Yes, the score is air to air kills.
It is not the Spitfire, Typhoon, P-39, P-47 or P-51.
Good Hunting.
MR
micheljq suggested F6F Hellcat in a earlier post. Is that the correct answer?
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
What is the largest successful military operation of all time?
The attack on Berlin?
18) Which Allied AFV had the main gun pointing over the rear of the vehicle instead of facing forward?
2-pdr portee?
29) Which German fighter aircraft had an engine and propeller at both the front and the back of the aircraft?
Do 335? Dont think it was operational though. It is in WiF.
39) What American piece of equipment soon came to be feared by Allied tankers after it's introduction into combat?
The Panzerfaust & Panzerschreck? Both copies of the Bazooka
48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?
Its a russian fighter no doubt. I try a shot at the Mig-3.
43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks?
Hehe, never heard that before, but the "cats" had a layer of Zimmerit - antimagnetic paste.
The attack on Berlin?
18) Which Allied AFV had the main gun pointing over the rear of the vehicle instead of facing forward?
2-pdr portee?
29) Which German fighter aircraft had an engine and propeller at both the front and the back of the aircraft?
Do 335? Dont think it was operational though. It is in WiF.
39) What American piece of equipment soon came to be feared by Allied tankers after it's introduction into combat?
The Panzerfaust & Panzerschreck? Both copies of the Bazooka
48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?
Its a russian fighter no doubt. I try a shot at the Mig-3.
43) What does the term "cat fur" refer to when talking about German tanks?
Hehe, never heard that before, but the "cats" had a layer of Zimmerit - antimagnetic paste.
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Chance Vought F4U Corsair.ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
50) What plane did the Japanese call the "Whistling Death"?
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Yak-3 ?ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
48) Which Allied fighter is credited with destroying more Axis aircraft than any other?
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This was not Googled ?ORIGINAL: amwild31: Either the Japanese O-I Super Heavy tank (120t, 3 turrets), while it was experimental, one was shipped to Manchuria where it is unknown if it became operational, or more likely, the German Tiger II (69.8t), 487 built.ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
31) What was the largest operational tank in WWII?
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Because it was wooden and moisture was too damaging to it ?ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
47) The British tried to deploy the Mosquito aircraft to the Pacific theater. Why was it called back?
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Forgive me if I've doubled up on an answer here or there. There's just so many questions.....
12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies.
Malta is the axis bombed one.
18) Which Allied AFV had the main gun pointing over the rear of the vehicle instead of facing forward?
The British Archer
23) Which country entered WWII with a rifle it thought too ineffective, stopped production of the weapon, then restarted it's production which then lasted to the end of the war?
Probably the Italians....
29) Which German fighter aircraft had an engine and propeller at both the front and the back of the aircraft?
Ta 335 I think. Or Do335. Can't quite remember now.
46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the second most produced vehicle?
Will have a stab. BT-7
50) What plane did the Japanese call the "Whistling Death"?
F4U Corsair
Leigh
12) What are the two places known in WWII as the most bombed place on earth? One was bombed by the Axis, the other was bombed by the Allies.
Malta is the axis bombed one.
18) Which Allied AFV had the main gun pointing over the rear of the vehicle instead of facing forward?
The British Archer
23) Which country entered WWII with a rifle it thought too ineffective, stopped production of the weapon, then restarted it's production which then lasted to the end of the war?
Probably the Italians....
29) Which German fighter aircraft had an engine and propeller at both the front and the back of the aircraft?
Ta 335 I think. Or Do335. Can't quite remember now.
46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the second most produced vehicle?
Will have a stab. BT-7
50) What plane did the Japanese call the "Whistling Death"?
F4U Corsair
Leigh
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My take : Sherman ?ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
46) The T-34 was the most produced vehicle by the Soviet Union. What was the second most produced vehicle?
By vehicle, you mean any vehicle ? It could be the Jeep Willis so ?
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Oiva Emil Kalervo 'Oippa' Tuominen (44) ?ORIGINAL: Mad Russian
36) Who was Finland's highest scoring ace?
Not Googled.
I have a profile of his Me109G on my computer.
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He also piloted a Fiat G.50.
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And a Fokker D.XXI-2.
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