OT - WWII quiz

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: patchogue

Going back to Victory - ( I think) she must be older than any US ship called Constitution because she's older than the US Constitution!
Obviously I haven't checked because that would be a bad thing! [:D]

Warspite1

No need to check - I can confirm that the Victory was launched in 176? - (she was old even at Trafalgar) meaning that Nelson`s famous flagship pre-dates the US constitution by about 20 years and the frigate USS Constitution by over 30 years.

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: patchogue

Going back to Victory - ( I think) she must be older than any US ship called Constitution because she's older than the US Constitution!
Obviously I haven't checked because that would be a bad thing! [:D]

Warspite1

No need to check - I can confirm that the Victory was launched in 176? - (she was old even at Trafalgar) meaning that Nelson`s famous flagship pre-dates the US constitution by about 20 years and the frigate USS Constitution by over 30 years.

176AD? So it's a trireme. Man, they don't make 'em like that anymore! [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

[rjopel]

The Victory is the oldest commissioned warship.  The Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
 
The Victory is permantly moored in concrete.  The Constitution was under sail within the last couple of years.

[IrishGuards]

I thought the ????? was in most wars ..????
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[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: IrishGuards

I thought the ????? was in most wars ..????
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Warspite1

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[warspite1]

Warspite1

The two worst single disasters in British maritime history - in terms of numbers dead - has been the sinking of the RMS Lancastria (a minimum of 4,000 believed dead) and the RMS Laconia (Over 3,000 dead) in 1940 and 1942 respectively. Apart from the fact that both losses were at the hands of the Germans (one was bombed the other torpedoed), what was the common denominator linking these two tragedies?

[brian brian]

Each ship was loaded with prisoners of war?

[rjopel]

Ok that's a interesting link between the two ships.  But since I had to look it up I'll leave it for someone else.

[michaelbaldur]

[:-] are the captain not suppose to go down with his ship ????[:-]

[terje439]

A few easy ones;

Q1: Two of the more reknowned German commanders came into Hitler's view after each writing a book (-let). Who were the commanders and what was the name of the books?

Q2: What led to the death of Patton?

Q3: What famous episode led to Patton not being given a command during "Overlord"?

Q4: What was mounted below the engine of the Stuka to make it strike the enemy with fear?

Q5: Whos idea was Operation Market Garden?

[brian brian]

1 Rommel - "Infantry Attacks" (A good read); & Guderian "Attention! Tanks" / "Acthung! Panzers" (I think that's the title, haven't read that one)
2 He fell off his horse and subsequently developed pnuemonia in the hospital?
3 He slappped a soldier suffering from shell-shock in a hospital, in front of the media. It was the 2nd such incident.
4 A siren.
5 Montgomery.




Who first said "A Bridge Too Far"?

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: terje439

A few easy ones;

Q1: Two of the more reknowned German commanders came into Hitler's view after each writing a book (-let). Who were the commanders and what was the name of the books?

Q2: What led to the death of Patton?

Q3: What famous episode led to Patton not being given a command during "Overlord"?

Q4: What was mounted below the engine of the Stuka to make it strike the enemy with fear?

Q5: Whos idea was Operation Market Garden?

1. Rommel (Infantry attacks) and Guderian (Achtung Panzer). I thought Rommel came to Hitler's attention from being an adjutant or something though.

3. Abused (pulled a gun?) on a shell shock case.

4. Wind driven sirens called "the horns of Jericho".

5. Montgomery, although it may well have been suggested by one of his subordinates.

Cheers, Neilster

Edit: Bah! 36 seconds late.

[Neilster]

Who first said "A Bridge Too Far"?

I have Browning in my head. I think it was an American commander during the briefing for Market Garden.

Cheers, Neilster

[brian brian]

I actually can't remember right now, on the 'Bridge' quote. But surely someone in this group knows for sure.

[michaelbaldur]

ORIGINAL: Neilster

Who first said "A Bridge Too Far"?

I have Browning in my head. I think it was an American commander during the briefing for Market Garden.

Cheers, Neilster

Browning was a british commander ... he commanded the first airborne corps ...in marked garden

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: brian brian

1 Rommel - "Infantry Attacks" (A good read); & Guderian "Attention! Tanks" / "Acthung! Panzers" (I think that's the title,

"Acthung! Panzer!" is also a good read if you want to see the early ideas about tank warfare.



Q2: What led to the death of Patton?

still stands thou

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Neilster
I thought Rommel came to Hitler's attention from being an adjutant or something though.

Well he was placed in Potsdam (?) after WWI, but Infanterie Greift An became a huge success, and was what really made Hitler notice him.

[terje439]

A few more for you guys to think about while I do some serious TV-watching [:D]

Q1: What was Hitler's first name (**trick Q**)

Q2: What led to the death of Patton?

Q3: While living in Vienna, Hitler made a living of painting postcards, what did these card depicture?

Q4: What WW2 national leader (self proclaimed) had a name that today has the meaning of "traitor"?

Q5: What is the shipdesign that had the most ships built?

Q6: What was Huff-Duff?

Q7: What was a Rommel Aspargus?

Q8: What top ranking Nazi parachuted into Scotland?

Q9: Who was the last person to recieve the "Blood Order"?

Q10: Who was head of the Abwehr untill 1944?

[Dave3L]

Q1: Adolph

Q2: Patton died in a car accident after VE-Day.

Q3: The Vienna Cathedral(?)

Q4: Vidkun Quisling (Norway)

Q5: Liberty Ship

Q6: HFDF - High Frequency Direction Finding - radio triangulation to determine ship/UBoat positions

Q7: Poles used to impale gliders on the Atlantic Wall. (stripped tree trunks, NOT natives of Poland...)

Q8: Rudolph hess

q9: No idea

Q10: Admiral Canaris

[terje439]

Q1 - WRONG! (and no, I am not after the spelling Adolf either)
Q2 - He did not die IN the accident, but from complications later on
Q3 - I'll allow that one, but any famous building in Vienna, not just the cathedral
Q4 - Correct
Q5 - Correct
Q6 - Correct
Q7 - Correct
Q8 - Correct
Q9 - nope, he was not named "No Idea" [:D]
Q10 - Correct

Q1+Q9 still remains