OT - WWII quiz

[Greyshaft]

2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
Detective Thomas? Thompson?

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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?
I'd vote for the guy who was commanding HMS Cossack when it intercepted the German transport Altmark in Norwegian waters. Later promoted to Adm. Name started with a 'V'. Was it 'Vian'?

I obviously didn't google these half-@ssed answers

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(Q) The most famous destroyer commander of the war was?

(A) Tameichi Hara

Read his memoirs "Japanese Destroyer Captain".

[monkla]

4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?


Mountbatten?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft
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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

I'd vote for the guy who was commanding HMS Cossack when it intercepted the German transport Altmark in Norwegian waters. Later promoted to Adm. Name started with a 'V'. Was it 'Vian'?

Warspite1

Good choice - although probably less well known, but more deserving of recognition for his later cruiser and carrier exploits - especially with the BPF

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: Extraneous

No.

So during WWII using "English Navy", "English Army", "English Airforce" is acceptable?

You maybe right but the way you insist on it and bring it is way overreacting. I hope one day you will understand. [:)]

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: Neilster
I can't be bothered with you. Almost everything you say is absolute common [MODERATOR - inappropriate language] except you miss the point entirely. Have a nice life.

Cheers, Neilster.

Neilster ? inappropriate language ? [;)] Can't believe that ! [:D]

I'd had quite a few beers and my Australian military slang was obviously a bit forthright for this site. I apologise to anyone who was offended.

Cheers, Neilster

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: morgil

1. In Norway lots of ppl signed up for the SS units. When a group of these got sent to the Netherlands for guard duty they did what ?
2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
3. The British government was at one point huddled together in a London basement, writing the resignation letter to the Germans, what made them stop?
4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

3. From memory it was all quite complicated. I believe there was a defence analysis that predicted that things were not as bleak as they seemed. Additionally, peace feelers towards Mussolini were coldly rebuffed and Churchill managed to instil a feeling of cold feet in the other members of the War Cabinet (except, for some time, Halifax I think)about the ramifications of a peace deal. Essentially they realised that Hitler would demand terms that would eventually leave Britain a German vassal state.

Cheers, Neilster

[Mike Dubost]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Mike Dubost

Here's an interesting one I just found out:

What ship not named USS Kearsarge had or has that name engraved on her keel, and why?

Mike Dubost

Warspite1

My guess would be USS Hornet - only because this Essex-class carrier was originally going to be called Kearsarge but the name was changed after the first Hornet was lost in the fighting around Guadalcanal.

Yep, right on both counts.

My father and I took my two nephews over to Alameda to visit the Hornet last weekend, and this was mentioned in passing.

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft
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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

I'd vote for the guy who was commanding HMS Cossack when it intercepted the German transport Altmark in Norwegian waters. Later promoted to Adm. Name started with a 'V'. Was it 'Vian'?

Warspite1

Good choice - although probably less well known, but more deserving of recognition for his later cruiser and carrier exploits - especially with the BPF

BPF ?

[Froonp]

ORIGINAL: monkla

4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?


Mountbatten?

Mountbatten commanded a destroyer ?

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: monkla

4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?


Mountbatten?

Mountbatten commanded a destroyer ?

HMS Kelly. It had a bit of a chequered record and was sunk off Crete in May 1941.

Cheers, Neilster

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft
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4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

I'd vote for the guy who was commanding HMS Cossack when it intercepted the German transport Altmark in Norwegian waters. Later promoted to Adm. Name started with a 'V'. Was it 'Vian'?

Warspite1

Good choice - although probably less well known, but more deserving of recognition for his later cruiser and carrier exploits - especially with the BPF

BPF ?

BPF - British Pacific Fleet

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ORIGINAL: morgil

4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

[:D] Of Swedish descent. [:D]

[morgil]

ORIGINAL: morgil

1. In Norway lots of ppl signed up for the SS units. When a group of these got sent to the Netherlands for guard duty they did what ?
2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
3. The British government was at one point huddled together in a London basement, writing the resignation letter to the Germans, what made them stop?
4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

1. They rioted; Threatened to shot the commander, and to arm and release the prisoners. In the end they got their wish and was shipped to the east front where they could do what they signed up for, kill russians.
2. Detective Inspector Walter Henry Thompson BEM
3. The Blitz started that very day / night.
4. Really bad question as it is so dependant of point of view and i forgot to put American in there aswell, but the one I was thinking of was indeed of Swedish descent.
Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke.


Next question; What SS Unit sported 3 Lions on the collar tab ?

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ORIGINAL: morgil

ORIGINAL: morgil

1. In Norway lots of ppl signed up for the SS units. When a group of these got sent to the Netherlands for guard duty they did what ?
2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
3. The British government was at one point huddled together in a London basement, writing the resignation letter to the Germans, what made them stop?
4. The most famous destroyer commander of the war was ?

4. Really bad question as it is so dependant of point of view and i forgot to put American in there aswell, but the one I was thinking of was indeed of Swedish descent.
Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke.


Next question; What SS Unit sported 3 Lions on the collar tab ?

[:D] It was a fair question. ARLEIGH A. BURKE is the only one described as “the most famous destroyer commander during World War II”. [:D]

I had my chance to answer and then looked it up but didt not post the answer [;)]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: morgil


2. What was the name of Winston Churchill's manservant / bodyguard ?
4. Really bad question as it is so dependant of point of view and i forgot to put American in there aswell, but the one I was thinking of was indeed of Swedish descent.
Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke.


Next question; What SS Unit sported 3 Lions on the collar tab ?

Warspite1

2. I think they must have been two different people - his manservant or valet must have been separate from his bodyguard, the former was Sawyers.

4. Burke - mmmm sounds like a story for one of the naval write-ups - thanks Morgil [:)]....... Must confess however, I had never heard of him and would certainly dispute hime being the most famous [;)].

This was the British SS unit the British Free Corps. The unit never amounted to anything and the handful of misguided individuals that joined never saw action with the Wehrmacht. One of the ringleaders was executed after the war. He was the son of a British MP named Avery, the MP by the way who had made the famous speech in Parliament to Neville Chamberlain - something along the lines of "for all the good you are doing, for god's sake go".....and he did, fortunately to be replaced by WSC [&o].

[Anendrue]

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: tigercub

when was the worlds first computer made and what for?

In the 70s and for playing games?? [:D]

Could you specify a bit more? Since mechanical comptuers have been around for some 2k years

I agree this needs to be clarified. here are some first computer's.
mechanical = abacus 2k+ years
programmable = ZI by Conrad Zuse 1936-38
digital = ABC (Iowa State Univ) 1937; some argue ENIAC 1943-46 but patent was invalidated in 1973 and inventors rights given to ABC
transistor = TX-O (MIT) 1956
stored program capable = EDSAC 1949

For these reasons and many more the question is way too generic.

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ORIGINAL: abj9562

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: tigercub

when was the worlds first computer made and what for?

In the 70s and for playing games?? [:D]

Could you specify a bit more? Since mechanical comptuers have been around for some 2k years

I agree this needs to be clarified. here are some first computer's.
mechanical = abacus 2k+ years
programmable = ZI by Conrad Zuse 1936-38
digital = ABC (Iowa State Univ) 1937; some argue ENIAC 1943-46 but patent was invalidated in 1973 and inventors rights given to ABC
transistor = TX-O (MIT) 1956
stored program capable = EDSAC 1949

For these reasons and many more the question is way too generic.

I saw your post on computers and having had computer history in my college computer classes in I knew something was not right.


I was looking for this computer…

In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically.



And had forgotten about this computer...

The "castle clock", an astronomical clock invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, is considered to be the earliest programmable analog computer.



Which means that the computer made by Konrad Zuse was the first program-controlled computer not the first programmable computer.

The inventor of the program-controlled computer was Konrad Zuse, who built the first working computer in 1941 and later in 1955 the first computer based on magnetic storage.

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ORIGINAL: Extraneous

ORIGINAL: abj9562

ORIGINAL: terje439



In the 70s and for playing games?? [:D]

Could you specify a bit more? Since mechanical comptuers have been around for some 2k years

I agree this needs to be clarified. here are some first computer's.
mechanical = abacus 2k+ years
programmable = ZI by Conrad Zuse 1936-38
digital = ABC (Iowa State Univ) 1937; some argue ENIAC 1943-46 but patent was invalidated in 1973 and inventors rights given to ABC
transistor = TX-O (MIT) 1956
stored program capable = EDSAC 1949

For these reasons and many more the question is way too generic.

I saw your post on computers and having had computer history in my college computer classes in I knew something was not right.


I was looking for this computer…

In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically.



And had forgotten about this computer...

The "castle clock", an astronomical clock invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, is considered to be the earliest programmable analog computer.



Which means that the computer made by Konrad Zuse was the first program-controlled computer not the first programmable computer.

The inventor of the program-controlled computer was Konrad Zuse, who built the first working computer in 1941 and later in 1955 the first computer based on magnetic storage.

See this is exactly why the question needs to be redone. Unfortunately there are as many opinions on what constitutes the "first computer". I have heard so many different views on this was the first computer and it has changed several times in my lifetime. I had not heard or maybe just forgot of Jacquard or Al-Jazari as my classes in computer science were long ago when I was getting my Bachelors.

On the new Guadacanal questions:
Q1) no idea
Q2 Japanese Name, American Name, and a Philippino Name (but I am just guessing)
Q3) I was USAF so I am not sure.
Q4) It means the order is understood and will be carried out.
Q5) I could be wrong but I recall they were involved in the Second Seminole war in Florida around 1835.