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famous battlefield.
1. it was a major defeat for that country
Stalingrad
good guess but no
OT - WWII quiz
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good guess but no
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
famous battlefield.
1. it was a major defeat for that country
Stalingrad
good guess but no
Singapore
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Kiev.ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
2. most of the defending units were destroyed.ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
famous battlefield.
1. it was a major defeat for that country
3. and the city was captured
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4. it was defended by commonwealth unitsORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
2. most of the defending units were destroyed.ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
famous battlefield.
1. it was a major defeat for that country
3. and the city was captured
the wif rulebook is my bible
I work hard, not smart.
beta tester and Mwif expert
if you have questions or issues with the game, just contact me on Michaelbaldur1@gmail.com
I work hard, not smart.
beta tester and Mwif expert
if you have questions or issues with the game, just contact me on Michaelbaldur1@gmail.com
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
4. it was defended by commonwealth unitsORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
2. most of the defending units were destroyed.ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
famous battlefield.
1. it was a major defeat for that country
3. and the city was captured
Tobruk (though not sure about city status if it is)
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
4. it was defended by commonwealth unitsORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
2. most of the defending units were destroyed.
3. and the city was captured
Tobruk (though not sure about city status if it is)
correct..
what is a city then ..
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Wikipedia describes it as a port city...so it must be true!
In the England you need a city charter - normally associated with a cathedral but Cambridge is a city and doesn't have a cathedral.
In the England you need a city charter - normally associated with a cathedral but Cambridge is a city and doesn't have a cathedral.
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1941
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
4. it was defended by commonwealth units
Tobruk (though not sure about city status if it is)
correct..
what is a city then ..
Good question. Even now, apparently, Tobruk has a population of only about 120,000. It just seems strange calling such a small place like that a city and not a town.
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The concept of city versus town can be very confusing. City means different things in different countries. Just check out US on this wiki page...ORIGINAL: warspite1
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Tobruk (though not sure about city status if it is)
correct..
what is a city then ..
Good question. Even now, apparently, Tobruk has a population of only about 120,000. It just seems strange calling such a small place like that a city and not a town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City#United_States
A lot of cities in USA with rather modest population. In those terms 120,000 people seem like a huge metropolitan city.
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake. - Terry Pratchett
A government is a body of people; usually, notably, ungoverned. - Quote from Firefly
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Hardly a city
A big white (painted) town, with a peacetime population of about 5,000 people, Tobruk lies at the end of a bay about one mile wide and two miles long. It was planned and built as a garrison town, for there can be no other reason for its existence in arid, treeless country supporting only a few camels, goats, and gazelles. Through the town runs the single bitumen road that crosses Cyrenaica.
Written January 1942 by the Minister for Information, Senator the Hon. W P Ashley, as a tribute to the men who again honoured the name of ANZAC
http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/ ... obruk.html
A big white (painted) town, with a peacetime population of about 5,000 people, Tobruk lies at the end of a bay about one mile wide and two miles long. It was planned and built as a garrison town, for there can be no other reason for its existence in arid, treeless country supporting only a few camels, goats, and gazelles. Through the town runs the single bitumen road that crosses Cyrenaica.
Written January 1942 by the Minister for Information, Senator the Hon. W P Ashley, as a tribute to the men who again honoured the name of ANZAC
http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/ ... obruk.html
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battle field.
1. small town/village
2. in 1944
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Warspite1ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
battle field.
1. small town/village
2. in 1944
Imphal-Kohima
Now Maitland, now's your time!
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Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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Thats 2 towns, pick one only[:'(]
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battle field.
1. small town/village
2. in 1944
3. among the defenders there were paratroopers (not bastogne)
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I work hard, not smart.
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Sorry to be so late responding...
See comments...
See comments...
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Language: one of the Native American languages Navajo so YES
Commando raid: was it Telemark? No sorry pretty tricky involves swimming...
Defence Plant: Oak Ridge or Los Alamos? No and No this was the MAIN nuclear facility not as famous but perhaps more secret... LOTS of Pu made here (essentially all of it).
Code breaking - Bletchley Park YES!
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For still unanswered ones...Hint involves 'swimming'
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What commando unit was based 'within sight' of its principal target for an extended period? And what was the 'Name' of its base of operations which remained undetected in plain sight?
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For still unanswered ones...Hint nearly all US 'Poo' made here near a river and worlds largest (at the time) dam.
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One more...
What was the huge (500+ square miles) defense plant established in 1943 where less than 1% of the 50,000 workforce knew what they were working on?
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The Italian Frogmen assaults on Gibraltar, from Tangier?ORIGINAL: JLPOWELL
For still unanswered ones...Hint involves 'swimming'ORIGINAL: JLPOWELL
What commando unit was based 'within sight' of its principal target for an extended period? And what was the 'Name' of its base of operations which remained undetected in plain sight?
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