WWII Forums Quiz Part I

Friedrich, Friedrich - it's only a game !

You got the Division - it was of course 'Grossdeutschland' as you rightly say.

The River is the Pena, and the village was Verkhopenye . It was heavily fortified by the Russians because of the bridge there. There was a fierce tank and anti-tank action to take the crossing during which the bridge was damaged, but it was reapired in record time by Engineer Battalion 39 allowing 6th Panzer across.

This action is described ( with maps ! ) in both Carell ( 'Scorched Earth' ) and Jukes ( 'Kursk : Clash of Armour' ), although they both give different dates (!)

Come on, Friedrich - your question !
( I think I shall retire from this game - it's too stressful ) . . .

[ 04 July 2002, 01:04 PM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]

 

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, another time could not be any better to listen to Händel's Hallellujah!!!!!!!!!!!!

God, I feel good!!!!!!

Now, as I promised will revenge and will make you all suffer as I have suffered.

And thanks, Martin, I did not answer the question entirely, but I made a lot of research, didn't I?

Well, here it is:

Name the two men who put their division's flag on the Reichstag, which units they belonged to and the name of the unit commander.

I mean: Mr. K and Mr. J, from #@ batallion of officer X, %& regiment, division, army, army group...

ha ha! I am evil!

 

Not easy !
Sergeants Yegorov and Kantariya raised the victory banner no.5.

Now, I think they were part of Captain Neustroyev's Young Communist battalion of Perevertkin's LXXIXth Corps, part of Kuznetsov's Third Shock Army.

More than this, I just don't know !

 

God, you are good! You are the bloody best!

Yes, you are right.

Mikhaíl Yegorov and Meliton Kantarija, from 3rd batallion of captain Stefan Neustroyev, from 756th regiment of the 150th division, from LXXIX corps, from III Assaut Army from Zhúkov's 1st Group of Bielorussian Armies.

Wel, now it is all yours, Martin!

 

Bullseye

 

How embarrassing.

OK. It is July 4th, so here's one for our Allies.

17th August 1942 was the 8th Air Force's very first heavy bonber raid. 12 B-17E Flying Fortresses flew to Rouen from : -

Which ? Bomb Group out of Which? airfield ?

 

Me again

Is it the 97th bombergroup flying from Grafton Underwood?

Euro Popski

 

Absolutely spot on !

Phew - now I can relax and put the kettle on...

 

Thank Bull

Because of the 4th of july this question.
Name the 7 Afro-Americans who received the Medal of Honour in WW2.

Popski

 

AHHHH Popski you have to be kidding! Evil!!!
I was just on a Medal of Honor website and i couldv'e easily got that information-but i can't remember the URL!!!

 

I GOT IT!!!!

Private George Watson
S/Sgt Ruben Rivers
Capt Charles L Thomas
1st Lt John R Fox
S/Sgt Edward A Carter Jr
1st Lt Vernon J Baker
PFC Willy F James Jr

 

Heil to the Internet,Panzerknacker

Your turn.

Popski

 

Hopefully this one will keep you guessing for a little while.
Name the Dutch Volunteer Unit that became trapped at Narva, but managed to fight off the Russians, and even launch their own counterattack-then name their Commander including rank.....

 

The SS-Freiwilligen-Legion 'Nederland' expanded in the summer of 1943 into four SS-Freiw.Pz.Gren.Btn. 5500 Dutch volunteers were at that time in the units. In autumn 1943 the SS- 'Nederland' was together with SS- 'Nordland' in Croatia where they were involved in Anti-Partisan war. In November these battalions got regimental names, and were moved up to the Leningrad front. In the summer of 1944 the SS- 'Nederland' was engaged in heavy fighting in and around Narwa. The 'Dutch' SS-Brigade soon suffered from supply shortages since the main supplyroads such as the bridge across the Narva were blocked or closed. The number of Red Army attacks on the Dutch lines raised in the same time. On march the 8th, two Red Army armoured Regiments stormed the Dutch lines. This time the SS-men repelled the attack but suffered high losses. This situation continued until april 1944. The regiment SS- 'De Ruyter' was almost destroyed. Between january the 1st 1944 and april the 13th 1944 the Brigade lost (killed in action, missed in action or wounded): 87 officers, 502 nco's, and 3139 soldiers. SS-Freiwilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Brigade 'Nederland' now counted 6.305 (originally 9.342) combat ready men.

Commander was SS-Brigadeführer Joachim Ziegler.
(Hanau, 18.10.1904 - Berlin, 02.05.45/SS-Nr.: 491 403). After the Narwa battle, on 20.04.1944, he was succeeded by SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner.

[ 05 July 2002, 08:16 AM: Message edited by: Timo ]

 

Nice Try Timo, but that long-winded reply is incorrect. Next please.....

 

You asked for a Dutch volunteer unit that became trapped at Narva, but managed to fight off the Russians, and even launch their own counterattack-then name their Commander including rank.

I give you a Dutch volunteer unit that became trapped at Narva, but managed to fight off the Russians, and even launch their own counterattack and I name their Commander including rank.

Now you're telling me that I mentioned the wrong Dutch volunteer unit that became trapped at Narva, but managed to fight off the Russians, and even launch their own counterattack, or that I name the wrong Commander or rank.

Too bad I said this forum goodbye. Id love to see what answer you come up with and if the info you have is correct.

 

Timo-this is not the unit i am referring to, now this is the question and the answer you gave me is wrong. I wasn't speific, but obviously your aggression from Friedrich is carrying over to me, please, your answer was good and every facet was correct, but it is not the unit i speak of.
A clue is that the commander was decorated with the RK for his command on 21 April 1944.

 

G'day Panzerknacker

It would be a shame to end this thread. Maybe you could give it a new start, maybe a new question, or maybe anybody else???

Popski

 

Yes, I was just thinking that, too.

 

In that case (if nobody else answers this question) I hope you'll give us the right answer.