OT - WWII quiz

[michaelbaldur]

which aircraft.

1.one of the longest serving, with 21 years in the front line
2. when the war started only 38 planes where operational

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


correct

Warspite1

See post 3030

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


correct

Warspite1

See post 3030

Yeah, Dan had it mostly correct though the 1st AIF didnt rename its units.

I'll have a check but I believe the units were renamed to distinguish them from the AMF units which remained in place.

from TO BENGAZHI
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/record ... l1-ch2.pdf
Page51

This was done by following closely the organisation of th e
1st Division of the First A .I .F. Thus the 16th Brigade, like the 1st Brigade
of 1914, was to consist of four battalions raised in N .S.W., the 2/1st, the
2/2nd, 2/3rd and 2/4th, the prefix 2/ distinguishing them from the 1st ,
2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, which were among the N .S.W. battalion s
of the militia and to which belonged the Battle Honours of the corresponding
units of the old A .I .F . 4 The 17th Brigade (2/5th, 2/6th, 2/7th
and 2/8th Battalions) was to be recruited in Victoria. In the 18th
Brigade, the 2/9th Battalion and two companies of the 2/12th were to b e
recruited in Queensland, the 2/10th in South Australia, the 2/11th i n
Western Australia and the remainder of the 2/12th in Tasmania . 5 The
recruiting of the reconnaissance regiment, the artillery and other arm s
were allotted similarly among the States, an unwieldy procedure but one
which local sentiment demanded .

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: ezz

KA-Bar it is.

Still going strong.

Just a FYI

Actualy its KA-BAR (all caps)

Which comes from a 1923 testimonial letter by a fur trapper, who used the knife to kill a wounded bear that attacked him after his rifle jammed. The letter was only partially legible, with "ka bar" readable as fragments of the phrase "kill a bear".

Also KA-BAR Grizzly, KA-BAR Baby Grizzly, and KA-BAR Model 6110 Lever Release knives.

[Extraneous]

Welrod Pistol

Weight: 2.65 lbs (1.2 kg) empty.
Caliber: 9mm
OVERALL Length: 14.6 inches (36.5 cm).
Action: Single Shot Bolt Action.
Range: 40ft (12m).
Load: 6 rounds.
Made in: Great Britain, USA.

What was the use of the "Welrod Pistol" during "Operation RAT WEEK" during January 1944.

[Extraneous]

Approximately 2,800 were made.

Used primarily by the British SOE but was also used by the American OSS.

[Extraneous]

Approximately 2,800 were made.

Used primarily by the British SOE but was also used by the American OSS.

[ezzler]

I've never heard of Rat week.
2,800 sounds like both a lot and a little. A lot for a special. A little for an organisation, like SOE and OSS.

Was it a really small, micro .22 pistol? fitted under a mustache or something?

[JeffroK]

I assumed this was dead, the welrod used 9mm or .32cal ammo. The ammo was fired at subsonic levels which limit the sound.

The gun was bolt action.

The only Rat Week I know of was the interdiction by the Partisans and RAF of the Wermacht withdrawal from Greece.

[warspite1]

What was the unusual claim to fame of a young Korean by the name of Yang Kyoungjong. I have no idea if he was the only one who can claim this - but I wouldn't have thought there were too many who can...

Clue: What he did took place between 1938 and 1944 - the first and last taking place on opposite sides of the world.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

What was the unusual claim to fame of a young Korean by the name of Yang Kyoungjong. I have no idea if he was the only one who can claim this - but I wouldn't have thought there were too many who can...

Clue: What he did took place between 1938 and 1944 - the first and last taking place on opposite sides of the world.

Warspite1

Further clue: The answer was posted by chance in the General Discussion forum.

[michaelbaldur]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: warspite1

What was the unusual claim to fame of a young Korean by the name of Yang Kyoungjong. I have no idea if he was the only one who can claim this - but I wouldn't have thought there were too many who can...

Clue: What he did took place between 1938 and 1944 - the first and last taking place on opposite sides of the world.

Warspite1

Further clue: The answer was posted by chance in the General Discussion forum.

that is mind blowing

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: warspite1
What was the unusual claim to fame of a young Korean by the name of Yang Kyoungjong. I have no idea if he was the only one who can claim this - but I wouldn't have thought there were too many who can...

Clue: What he did took place between 1938 and 1944 - the first and last taking place on opposite sides of the world.

Warspite1

Further clue: The answer was posted by chance in the General Discussion forum.

that is mind blowing

Warspite1

Indeed - had this appeared in a Holywood film, it would be trashed as being too unbelievable [X(]

[Extraneous]

ORIGINAL: JeffK

I assumed this was dead, the welrod used 9mm or .32cal ammo. The ammo was fired at subsonic levels which limit the sound.

The gun was bolt action.

The only Rat Week I know of was the interdiction by the Partisans and RAF of the Wermacht withdrawal from Greece.

Operation Ratweek

North West Europe

A co-ordinated assassination offensive against Nazi security forces in Occupied Europe was mounted in January 1944 by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), whose intention was to create confusion and trepidation at the same time as the Allies increased preparations for the Resistance's contribution to the Normandy Landings. Full details have never been released, but it is known that "Ratweek" achieved successes against Nazi personnel and collaborators in Norway, France, Denmark, and the Netherlands. In 2000 it was revealed that the operation had been supervised by Edwin Hardy Amies, at the time head of the SOE's Belgian Section.


Note: the Belgian government in exile opposed the operation. Amies proceeded anyway.

The Welrod Pistol was an assassination weapon.



Sorry been in hospital

[ezzler]

A recently decommissioned royal Naval ship had its ship's bell given back to the Town in United States from which it had been lent to the RN.

1} What was a Royal Navy ship's bell doing in a Small USA town in the first place?
2} Why was it lent out to the Royal Navy?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: ezz

A recently decommissioned royal Naval ship had its ship's bell given back to the Town in United States from which it had been lent to the RN.

1} What was a Royal Navy ship's bell doing in a Small USA town in the first place?
2} Why was it lent out to the Royal Navy?

Warspite1

This must be something to do with HMS Cambeltown (ex-USS Buchanan) of the Raid on St Nazaire fame. I believe her bell was given to the RN from the people of Campbeltown in the US. It was taken off the ship before the 1942 raid that destroyed the drydock in St Nazaire (and HMS Cambeltown!). The bell was used by the RN subsequently in a Type 22 frigate and when she was decommissioned, the bell was returned to Campbeltown.

[ezzler]

How did you know that?

Correct! The ship's bell of HMS Cambeltown was given to Cambeltown USA as part of the UK's thanks for the lend lease program.
{Campbeltown being one of the original 50 semi-obsolete US destroyers exchanged for bases in 1940.}

The bell was hung outside the town's fire station until 1989 when the town voted to end it back to the RN to go on the newly commissioned Campeltown destroyer. The destroyer was decommissioned in 2011 and the bell is back at the fire station.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: ezz

How did you know that?

Correct! The ship's bell of HMS Cambeltown was given to Cambeltown USA as part of the UK's thanks for the lend lease program.
{Campbeltown being one of the original 50 semi-obsolete US destroyers exchanged for bases in 1940.}

The bell was hung outside the town's fire station until 1989 when the town voted to end it back to the RN to go on the newly commissioned Campeltown destroyer. The destroyer was decommissioned in 2011 and the bell is back at the fire station.

warspite1

After volunteering to do the naval unit write-up for MWIF, I have been reading quite a lot about all things naval over the last four years!! HMS Campbeltown and the raid on St Nazaire is one of those.

[michaelbaldur]

name this division.

1.fought in Africa
2. not a British division

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur


name this division.

1.fought in Africa

Warspite1

The 2nd New Zealand Division [&o][&o][&o][&o][&o]