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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:42 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
ORIGINAL: warspite1
ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
it was kind of a trick question.
I was looking for 51 highland.
warspite1
Michael I think something was lost in translation.... The Scottish are, both politically and geographically, British!!
im sure that Scots think that they are Scottish. not British ..
Warspite1
Yes of course you're absolutely right - "not a British Division" great clue [8|][&:]
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:14 pm
by michaelbaldur
ORIGINAL: warspite1
ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1
Michael I think something was lost in translation.... The Scottish are, both politically and geographically, British!!
im sure that Scots think that they are Scottish. not British ..
Warspite1
Yes of course you're absolutely right - "not a British Division" great clue [8|][&:]
it is translation. my mistake.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:55 pm
by JeffroK
ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
ORIGINAL: JeffK
No Commonwealth Division fought in Africa, Italy & France.
Closest would be The New Zealand Division which fought in Africa & Italy, 1st Canadian Div fought in France & Italy.
it was kind of a trick question.
I was looking for 51 highland.
NO, a totally incorrect question.
51 Highland was part of the British Army and included a large number of English (and Welsh & Irish) soldiers.
It never fought as a Motorised Division beyond the normal British Infantry Division standards.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:01 pm
by JeffroK
All the King's Enemies.
What unit of the British & Commonwealth Armies, you can go down to battalion level, fought against the 4 main opponents in WW2.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:44 pm
by michaelbaldur
who is the fourth opponent ????
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:35 pm
by JeffroK
The Vichy French.
Commonwealth units fought campaigns against them in Syria, Madagascar, NW Africa & West Africa. In addition the Vichy French bombed Gibraltar a number of times.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:24 pm
by michaelbaldur
ah off cause. don't see them as a major power. more like a German minor .. haha
but off cause you are right
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:28 pm
by Walloc
ORIGINAL: JeffK
All the King's Enemies.
What unit of the British & Commonwealth Armies, you can go down to battalion level, fought against the 4 main opponents in WW2.
17th Bde's 2/5th battalion and 16th Bde's 2/3rd battalion. 6th Australian Division.
Kind regards,
Rasmus
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:44 am
by warspite1
[quote]ORIGINAL: warspite1
[quote]ORIGINAL: warspite1
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RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:01 am
by michaelbaldur
zara
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:55 am
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
zara
Warspite1
..is the correct answer. The heavy cruiser was sunk during the battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:20 am
by JeffroK
ORIGINAL: Walloc
ORIGINAL: JeffK
All the King's Enemies.
What unit of the British & Commonwealth Armies, you can go down to battalion level, fought against the 4 main opponents in WW2.
17th Bde's 2/5th battalion and 16th Bde's 2/3rd battalion. 6th Australian Division.
Kind regards,
Rasmus
I have, and am happy to get additions
6 Divisional Cavalry Regiment (In the PTO as 2/6 Cavalry(Commando) Regiment
2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion
2/1st Anti Tank Regiment
2/4 Field Rgt
2nd Kings Own
2nd Queens
2nd York & Lancaster Arrived at Damascus at the same time as the Vichy French surrender
2nd Leicestershire
4/13th Frontier Force? I have it for 3 out of 4, did it fight the Japanese?
These Bns only got as far as Mersa Matruh in the Desert, dug positions and patrolled. I have seen a reference of a raid on Sollum but this would have been of minor size.
2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion
2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion
2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion
2/27th Australian Infantry Battalion
2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion
2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Units of 5th British Infantry Division fought the Vichy French on Madagascar, Germans and maybe Italians in Sicily and were posted to India but on performed Garrison duties.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:56 pm
by warspite1
£1m to anyone who gets this right with one guess after just the first clue.
Which Ship am I
1. I have my own counter in World In Flames
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:14 am
by michaelbaldur
new York.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:37 am
by Orm
ORIGINAL: warspite1
£1m to anyone who gets this right with one guess after just the first clue.
Which Ship am I
1. I have my own counter in World In Flames
HMS Warspite?
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 7:19 am
by JeffroK
No rush, a million quid isnt wahat it used to be!
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:55 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: JeffK
No rush, a million quid isnt wahat it used to be!
Warspite1
...well I wouldn't turn it dowm.
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:55 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur
new York.
Warspite1
Not USS New York
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:56 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Orm
ORIGINAL: warspite1
£1m to anyone who gets this right with one guess after just the first clue.
Which Ship am I
1. I have my own counter in World In Flames
HMS Warspite?
Warspite1
With £1m notes riding on the answer? Not a chance [:)]
RE: OT - WWII quiz
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:57 pm
by warspite1
[quote]ORIGINAL: warspite1
£1m to anyone who gets this right with one guess after just the first clue.
Which Ship am I
1. I have my own counter in World In Flames
2. Depending upon the year I was either an Axis ship or an Allied ship