OT - WWII quiz

[paulderynck]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

ORIGINAL: paulderynck

A new question. Which British Army Commander in WWII supplemented his income between the wars by writing magazine articles using the pseudonym Andrew Mills?

Bill Slim?

100% Keee-rect. Awesome! [&o]

[Froonp]

So ? No more quiz ?

[composer99]

I certainly can't imagine we've exhausted the scope of Second World War trivia with a mere 34 pages of forum text.

[terje439]

Ok, so I will give you guys some Qs then (I'll allow googling on the first one!!)

Q1: What cargo did the ship D/S Skjerstad carry from Trondheim to Kirkenes in the period April 9th - April 26th 1942? (It is a very strange cargo [;)])

Q2: Who did the actual planning of "Weserübung"?

Q3: In accordance with the "Treaty of Versailles" how many soldiers were Germany allowed to have in her armed forces?

Q4: What was the nickname of the aircraft Fi 156?

Q5: Were helicopters in use during WWII?

[Grymme]

Terje439.
 
Ill take a stab at those i think i might know about.
Q1. Heavy water?
Q3 100 000 i think.
Q5 Yes. 1 prototype used by a nazi leader (forget who) who in 1945 used it to escape from the city where he was the designated commander. Was it Breslau?

[JeffroK]

Q2  Falkenhorst?
 
Q4    Storch
 
 
Seeing as you pushed in[8D]
 
 
Which Allied Commander, was in command of 3 different divisions with 1 week??????

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Grymme

Terje439.

Ill take a stab at those i think i might know about.
Q1. Heavy water?
Q3 100 000 i think.
Q5 Yes. 1 prototype used by a nazi leader (forget who) who in 1945 used it to escape from the city where he was the designated commander. Was it Breslau?

3+5=correct
1=nah [:D] Weirder cargo [:D][:D]

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

Q2  Falkenhorst?

Q4    Storch

2+4=correct

[JeffroK]

Q1    Interesting, we might learn something from the answer

[Kaletsch2007]

With google it is an easy one.
The original Skjerstad was taken over by the RN in 1940 to ship troops and was sank by the Germans.
Because the insurance covered such an event, the former German ship Hansa was bought and renamed Skjerstad.
In April 1942 she transported 500 (even she was only certified for 250 people) arrested teachers from Trondheim to Kirkenes.

[Neilster]

German WW2 helicopters...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrUyNG4fYA

Cheers, Neilster

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Kaletsch2007

With google it is an easy one.
The original Skjerstad was taken over by the RN in 1940 to ship troops and was sank by the Germans.
Because the insurance covered such an event, the former German ship Hansa was bought and renamed Skjerstad.
In April 1942 she transported 500 (even she was only certified for 250 people) arrested teachers from Trondheim to Kirkenes.

Correct.

[terje439]

Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]

Q1: The British submarine commander Jimmy Launders achieved two milestones in submarine warfare. What two feats did he and his crew accomplish? (The two are quite similar with a small but significant difference.)

Q2: The "Congressional Medal of Honor" is a well known award. Are the following claims true or false?
a) WW2 saw the highest number of MoH's awarded if any armed conflict?
b) No persons were awarded the medal twice during WW2?

Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?

Q4: The German counterattack in the Ardennes in the period Dec 1944 to Jan 1945 is often referred to as "Battle of the Bulge" in english, but what was its German codename?

Q5:Sepp Dietrich, the German commander, was not really named "Sepp", what was his real name?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?

I posted this picture on the forum some time ago. Since I did not know the name of the carrier before I searched the net for this picture I censor myself from answering. But since it is such a nice picture I can't resist from posting it again.

An Army B-25 Mitchell bombers takes off from the deck of the XXXXXXXX on its way to take part in the Doolittle Raid


Photo credits: U.S. National Archives

[Shannon V. OKeets]

As rendered for Splash Screen #1 in the game:

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]

Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?

I think it's the Hornet.

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: terje439

Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]

Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?

I think it's the Hornet.

Sure, it is.

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: terje439
Q2: The "Congressional Medal of Honor" is a well known award. Are the following claims true or false?
a) WW2 saw the highest number of MoH's awarded if any armed conflict?
b) No persons were awarded the medal twice during WW2?

b)

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: terje439

Ok, google-mode set to off then [:D]

Q1: The British submarine commander Jimmy Launders achieved two milestones in submarine warfare. What two feats did he and his crew accomplish? (The two are quite similar with a small but significant difference.)

Q2: The "Congressional Medal of Honor" is a well known award. Are the following claims true or false?
a) WW2 saw the highest number of MoH's awarded if any armed conflict?
b) No persons were awarded the medal twice during WW2?

Q3: The Doolittle raid was launched from which carrier?

Q4: The German counterattack in the Ardennes in the period Dec 1944 to Jan 1945 is often referred to as "Battle of the Bulge" in english, but what was its German codename?

Q5:Sepp Dietrich, the German commander, was not really named "Sepp", what was his real name?

Q2. I expect that the American Civil War saw more CMoH (assuming it existed then).

[macgregor]

Q4: Would that not be 'wacht am Rhein?' I don't know if the spelling is correct. The term is misleading as it refers to a more defensive posturing. No?