OT - WWII quiz

[Extraneous]

Gerd von Rundstedt and Col. Gen Heinz Guderian were the leaders.

The Army Court of Honour was for Operation Walküre (Valkyrie), July 20, 1944.

1914 - 1964 I have no clue except:

General Hans Speidel

Military service 1914 - 1963

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied NATO ground forces in Central Europe in April 1957, a command that he held until retirement in September 1963.

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

Gerd von Rundstedt and Col. Gen Heinz Guderian were the leaders.

The Army Court of Honour was for Operation Walküre (Valkyrie), July 20, 1944.

1914 - 1964 I have no clue except:

General Hans Speidel

Military service 1914 - 1963

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied NATO ground forces in Central Europe in April 1957, a command that he held until retirement in September 1963.

Correct:

Who am I?

1. I have no counter in WiF, however, I was part of one
2. From 1914 till 1964 I was in the army, when there was one in my country...
3. I was called before a court of honor and among my judges, there were two WiF counters. I was found "not guilty, but still a suspect".
4. Famous quote: "The victors always write the history and they're always wrong."
5. Another WiF counter became my political adversery.
6. My brother was a general too, however, he was found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to 20 years in prison
7. I served under the desert fox, however not in the desert...


Hans Speidel retired from the German army in march 1964 (not in september 1963, when he was replaced as commander of COMLANDCENT). For German readers:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Speidel

A couple of months ago, there was a small documentary film on German television (which we can watch in the Netherlands), after which I became curious about this general. Through the public library here, I was able to read a copy of his book : "Invasion 1944. Ein Beitrag zu Rommels und des Reiches Schicksal", which handels the period of the invasion, the attempted murder of Hitler and the following months at the HQ of Rommel. Quite interesting to read, it was.

[Centuur]

Who am I?


1. I have no counter in WiF, however, one can say that I'm the successor of one...

[Centuur]

Who am I?


1. I have no counter in WiF, however, one can say that I'm the successor of one...

2. I lost my life while using the same means of transportation in which the WiF counter was killed...

[Anendrue]

Gen Patton

[Anendrue]

Gen patton is an inside joke to my wife. There was a car accident in which my WiF game got trashed.

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: abj9562

Gen patton is an inside joke to my wife. There was a car accident in which my WiF game got trashed.

Oops... You won't be surprised that Patton isn't the one I'm looking for...

Who am I?


1. I have no counter in WiF, however, one can say that I'm the successor of one...

2. I lost my life while using the same means of transportation in which the WiF counter was killed...

3. I argued with my predecessor about the use of naval aviation, however, events soon proved that my position was outdated, so I adopted a lot of his visions in my battle plans.

[yubari]

Koga Mineichi?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineichi_Koga

[Centuur]

ORIGINAL: yubari

Koga Mineichi?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineichi_Koga

And we have a winner...

[Extraneous]

[&:] What World War II United States of America destroyer was named for a United States Marine Corps Major General [&:]

[paulderynck]

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[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

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warspite1

paulderynck I was intrigued by your answer but I think you are way off base here. I have thumbed all my books, trawled the internet and asked some friends, knowledgable in the WWII era. However, as far as I can tell there was no USS deleted, much less a Major-General deleted.

Can you share your source please?

[Extraneous]

Two weeks before his nineteenth birthday he was promoted to captain by brevit for his rescue of a brother officer at the Battle of Tientsin (China) on July 13, 1900. Commissioned officers were not eligible to receive the Medal of Honor at that time.

He was awarded his first Medal of Honor for his actions durring the United States occupation of Veracruz, Mexico April 1914.

He was awarded his second Medal of Honor and the Haitian Medal of Honor for his actions against Fort Riviere, Haiti on November 1915.


The destroyer saw action in the Mediterranean, Normandy, and the Pacific.

[Extraneous]

Only 19 men (and two Marines) have received the Congressional Medal of Honor twice for two separate acts of heroism.

Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph (Dan) Daly

And one Major General.

[Extraneous]

Gleaves-class Destroyer USS Butler (DD-636) named for Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (USMC)

Fletcher-class Destroyer USS Daly (DD-519) named for Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph (Dan) Daly (USMC)

[brian brian]

What WWII monoplane had a machine-gun in only one wing?

[brian brian]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

What WWII monoplane had a machine-gun in only one wing?

OK, some hints. This plane has a WiF counter. Part of this plane's name is distinctly un-warlike when you hear it pronounced.

[brian brian]

What WWII plane has a WiF counter and had 6 engines?

[brian brian]

What WWII plane has a WiF counter and did not use a petroleum based fuel?

[tigercub]

Blohm + Voss BV 222...=6