OT - WWII quiz

[rowan8915]

A minor planet 2132 Zhukov discovered in 1975 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh is named in his honor.

[Michael the Pole]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Orm


There is at least one WWII general who has a minor planet named after him.
(maybe more than one?)

1) What is his name?
2) In what country was the very first monument to him erected?


-Orm

This was a bit tough so I give you some more to go on.

He is one of the most highly decorated in WWII. Among his decorations you find: 2 of the Order of Victory (one of the rarest awards in the world. Only 20 has been awarded - The only American to recive it was Dwight D. Eisenhower). He was four times Hero of the Soviet Union. Commander grade of the American Legion of Merit. Order of the Bath - Knight Grand Cross (Military Division), United Kingdom.

He commanded the winning side in The Battle of Khalkhin Gol.


-Orm

Has to be Zhukov.
Is the monument in Mongolia?

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: Orm


There is at least one WWII general who has a minor planet named after him.
(maybe more than one?)

1) What is his name?
2) In what country was the very first monument to him erected?


-Orm

This was a bit tough so I give you some more to go on.

He is one of the most highly decorated in WWII. Among his decorations you find: 2 of the Order of Victory (one of the rarest awards in the world. Only 20 has been awarded - The only American to recive it was Dwight D. Eisenhower). He was four times Hero of the Soviet Union. Commander grade of the American Legion of Merit. Order of the Bath - Knight Grand Cross (Military Division), United Kingdom.

He commanded the winning side in The Battle of Khalkhin Gol.


-Orm

Has to be Zhukov.
Is the monument in Mongolia?

You got both right. [&o]

[Michael the Pole]

Try this one!

What was the Peter Strasser? And in a similar vein (Warspite, you'll know this one) What was HMS Cromwell (hint: I'm not thinking of the "C" class late-WWII destroyer)?

And one more -- What is the name of the only municipality in the world named after a WWII Royal Navy warship?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

Try this one!

What was the Peter Strasser? And in a similar vein (Warspite, you'll know this one) What was HMS Cromwell (hint: I'm not thinking of the "C" class late-WWII destroyer)?

And one more -- What is the name of the only municipality in the world named after a WWII Royal Navy warship?

Warspite1

Peter Strasser was to have been a German aircraft carrier but she was not built

The other two I am at a loss about

[Michael the Pole]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

Try this one!

What was the Peter Strasser? And in a similar vein (Warspite, you'll know this one) What was HMS Cromwell (hint: I'm not thinking of the "C" class late-WWII destroyer)?

And one more -- What is the name of the only municipality in the world named after a WWII Royal Navy warship?

Warspite1

Peter Strasser was to have been a German aircraft carrier but she was not built

The other two I am at a loss about

Right, Warspite![&o] The Peter Strasser was the provisional name for the Flugzeugträger B, the Graf Zeppelin's sister ship (the Kriegsmarine never gave names to ships until they were launched.)
As for the other two, HA HA, I triumph![:D]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

Try this one!

What was the Peter Strasser? And in a similar vein (Warspite, you'll know this one) What was HMS Cromwell (hint: I'm not thinking of the "C" class late-WWII destroyer)?

And one more -- What is the name of the only municipality in the world named after a WWII Royal Navy warship?

Warspite1

Peter Strasser was to have been a German aircraft carrier but she was not built

The other two I am at a loss about

Right, Warspite![&o] The Peter Strasser was the provisional name for the Flugzeugträger B, the Graf Zeppelin's sister ship (the Kriegsmarine never gave names to ships until they were launched.)
As for the other two, HA HA, I triumph![:D]

Warspite1

I assume Cromwell is a trick question - and you have to give a clue on "municipality" surely??

[Michael the Pole]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I assume Cromwell is a trick question - and you have to give a clue on "municipality" surely??

Sure, old comrade.
For Cromwell think of First Lord Churchill. For the municipality, think of the Battle of the River Plate.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I assume Cromwell is a trick question - and you have to give a clue on "municipality" surely??

Sure, old comrade.
For Cromwell think of First Lord Churchill. For the municipality, think of the Battle of the River Plate.

Warspite 1

Okay you got me on Cromwell - never heard of her. The municipality is a one in three chance so I`ll go for Exeter as she took mopst of the pain that day.

[Michael the Pole]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I assume Cromwell is a trick question - and you have to give a clue on "municipality" surely??

Sure, old comrade.
For Cromwell think of First Lord Churchill. For the municipality, think of the Battle of the River Plate.

Warspite 1

Okay you got me on Cromwell - never heard of her. The municipality is a one in three chance so I`ll go for Exeter as she took mopst of the pain that day.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning...[:)] ...it smells like, victory.

Churchill had a HUGE (well, considering the disputants) arguement with King George V over Churchill's repeated insistance on naming one of the Queen Elizabeths, HMS Oliver Cromwell. Churchill wanted to name the ships King Richard I, King Henry V, Queen Elizabeth and Oliver Cromwell. (The fifth ship in the class had been paid for by the Federation of Malay States and recieved the name Malaya.) The arguement got so bitter that the King is reported to have said, "...absolutely not,... not while I am King of England." This was remarkeable considering that Churchill was a Royalist of almost medieval loyalty. Churchill was eventually persuaded to drop his insistance, and the Cromwell was christened the Valiant. Also of interest is the fact that a late war C Class destroyer was eventually named Oliver Cromwell. I wonder why King George VI let it through? Warspite, any ideas?

Ajax, Ontario was named for HMS Ajax.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Michael the Pole




Sure, old comrade.
For Cromwell think of First Lord Churchill. For the municipality, think of the Battle of the River Plate.

Warspite 1

Okay you got me on Cromwell - never heard of her. The municipality is a one in three chance so I`ll go for Exeter as she took mopst of the pain that day.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning...[:)] ...it smells like, victory.

Churchill had a HUGE (well, considering the disputants) arguement with King George V over Churchill's repeated insistance on naming one of the Queen Elizabeths, HMS Oliver Cromwell. Churchill wanted to name the ships King Richard I, King Henry V, Queen Elizabeth and Oliver Cromwell. (The fifth ship in the class had been paid for by the Federation of Malay States and recieved the name Malaya.) The arguement got so bitter that the King is reported to have said, "...absolutely not,... not while I am King of England." This was remarkeable considering that Churchill was a Royalist of almost medieval loyalty. Churchill was eventually persuaded to drop his insistance, and the Cromwell was christened the Valiant. Also of interest is the fact that a late war C Class destroyer was eventually named Oliver Cromwell. I wonder why King George VI let it through? Warspite, any ideas?

Warspite1

I`d be interested to know the source of that - What did he want to call the sixth ship then?

[warspite1]

Warspite1

During which which naval engagement was an army sergeant awarded a Victoria Cross at the suggestion of a German naval officer? The naval battle is small scale and has no name, but came about at the end of a larger British operation. I will take the larger operation name as the answer.

[micheljq]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Warspite1

During which which naval engagement was an army sergeant awarded a Victoria Cross at the suggestion of a German naval officer? The naval battle is small scale and has no name, but came about at the end of a larger British operation. I will take the larger operation name as the answer.

Huhhh how can a german naval officer suggest that a sergeant be awarded a british medal? very strange indeed.

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Warspite1

During which which naval engagement was an army sergeant awarded a Victoria Cross at the suggestion of a German naval officer? The naval battle is small scale and has no name, but came about at the end of a larger British operation. I will take the larger operation name as the answer.

Huhhh how can a german naval officer suggest that a sergeant be awarded a british medal? very strange indeed.

Maybe it had to do with the gun the sergeant was holding to the German's head?[;)]

[warspite1]

Warspite1

Very strange indeed; but true nonetheless. This is an extract from my write-up of HMS Campbeltown - star of Operation Chariot - the Commando raid on St Nazaire;

...........One other motor launch had made it out of the Loire, but ML306 ran into five German torpedo boats. Lt Henderson, commanding ML306, refused to surrender to the enemy and the crew of the British vessel opened up against the Germans with everything they had. Henderson was killed and most of the crew wounded, after the arrival of the German destroyer Jaguar, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Paul. Again the British were requested to surrender. This request was met with fire from the motor launch`s twin Lewis guns, manned by Army Sergeant Thomas Durrant. Despite being mortally wounded, Durrant refused to give up and continued firing against impossible odds until he died at his post. The remaining British left alive on ML306 then surrendered. It was Paul that mentioned this episode to Lt-Colonel Newman when they met at a prison camp in France a few weeks later. Sergeant Durrant was given a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions that day.

[JeffroK]

ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

ORIGINAL: micheljq

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Warspite1

During which which naval engagement was an army sergeant awarded a Victoria Cross at the suggestion of a German naval officer? The naval battle is small scale and has no name, but came about at the end of a larger British operation. I will take the larger operation name as the answer.

Huhhh how can a german naval officer suggest that a sergeant be awarded a british medal? very strange indeed.

Maybe it had to do with the gun the sergeant was holding to the German's head?[;)]

I think happened in the Far East as well, after enemy reports were read and the full extent of the actio became known.

[Walloc]

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: Neilster

I am not trying be clever here, but wasn't the Pz III produced in greater numbers than the Pz IV? My assumption is based on the fact that germans used the Pz III chassis for their StuG IIIs, which essentially means that they equipped their tanks with a different gun and renamed them. The StuG III was by far the most common german assault gun during WW2. If I remember correctly however, the Pz IV was the most common panzer during WW2.

But assault guns weren't tanks. The question was about tanks. No turrent...no tank. Them's the rules [:-] [;)] Not that I care really.

Cheers, Neilster

Correct, or almost correct. To get a 100% it should have been revolving turret [:)]

Ehh, i wouldnt say this out loud in Sweden. They consider(ed) the S tank(Strv 103) very much a tank. It is classified as such back then by NATO, the Russian and for example Janes too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridsvagn_103

Kind regards,

Rasmus

[terje439]

ORIGINAL: Walloc

ORIGINAL: terje439

ORIGINAL: Neilster


But assault guns weren't tanks. The question was about tanks. No turrent...no tank. Them's the rules [:-] [;)] Not that I care really.

Cheers, Neilster

Correct, or almost correct. To get a 100% it should have been revolving turret [:)]

Ehh, i wouldnt say this out loud in Sweden. They consider(ed) the S tank(Strv 103) very much a tank. It is classified as such back then by NATO, the Russian and for example Janes too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridsvagn_103

Kind regards,

Rasmus

From JGN
What defines a Tank or Assault Gun is the mission of vehicle not whether it has a turret or not.

Remember the first tanks in WWI used by the British did not have a turret.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank

A tank is a tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities. Firepower is normally provided by a large-caliber main gun in a rotating turret and secondary machine guns, while heavy Armour and all-terrain mobility provide protection for the tank and its crew, allowing it to perform all primary tasks of the armored troops on the battlefield.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_gun

An assault gun is a gun or howitzer mounted on a motor vehicle or armored chassis, designed for use in the direct fire role in support of infantry when attacking other infantry or fortified positions.

Please note the KV-2 was the assault gun version of the KV-1 tank and had a turret.

Yes I looked this up but only to clarify the differences.

[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?

[JeffroK]

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?