2nd WW2 Cumulative History Quiz

[pkmink]

Kornwerderzand or the northern part of the Afsluitdijk (the dike seperating the North Sea and the IJsselmeer-lake). Heavily fortified it proved an impossible obstacle for the Germans..

 

[Rik Meleet]

Kornwerderzand or the northern part of the Afsluitdijk (the dike seperating the North Sea and the IJsselmeer-lake). Heavily fortified it proved an impossible obstacle for the Germans..

About 200 or 300 metres across the dike was a sand-bank (kornwerderzand) with a fortress on it. The defenders managed to stop the German army there. They even withstood naval bombardments. As an example of their dedication: they collected long metal chimneys and placed them in such a position that it looked like heavy artillery barrels.

Of course; it was all in vain. Although Kornwerderzand was never taken, the rest of the country was and when the Military surrendered, the defenders of Kornwerderzand were amazed they had to stop; they thought the dutch army was winning.

anyway; pkmink has it.

 

[privatehudson]

Interesting, though I still think my answer was pretty close

 

[Rik Meleet]

Interesting, though I still think my answer was pretty close

Your answer was historically correct; but there were more of those incidents where the German army lost or were postponed.
I recall a machine-gun point on top of the "dutch skyscraper"; named "the white house" in Rotterdam. That stopped, or rather, postponed the Germans and was the reason for the Rotterdam-bombardment (unfortunately after the Dutch army had already surrendered, but the planes received the message too late).

The reason Kornwerderzand was special is that the German army reached it on the first day and kept attacking it, but all attacks failed.

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[privatehudson]

To be fair the question didn't exactly state those conditions, so it's hardly my fault that my answer wasn't what you were thinking of

 

[Rik Meleet]

It has been 2 days; anyone has a good question ?

 

[Serutan]

What important milestone in the siege of Leningrad occurred in
January 1943?

 

[dgfred]

What important milestone in the siege of Leningrad occurred in
January 1943?

Renewed attempt (operation Iskra) to relieve it and reopen a supply route to
the stricken city .

 

[privatehudson]

Lenin rose from his tomb and shaked his fist at the facist invaders.... or so Soviet propaganda tells us

 

[Serutan]

Renewed attempt (operation Iskra) to relieve it and reopen a supply route to
the stricken city .

Yep. It fell short of planned goals, but it did reopen
a land route into the city. Your question.

@privatehudson - Actually, the propaganda was deliberately misleading: They had attuned Lenin's brain
so it could blast the Germans with massive negative
engergy, sapping both morale and fighting capability

 

[privatehudson]

Ahhhhhhh so that's why the master race lost the war

Damn, I wanna ask one

 

[dgfred]

Ahhhhhhh so that's why the master race lost the war

Damn, I wanna ask one

I pass my question to p h for his valiant actions in past 'battles' .

 

[privatehudson]

This one is a toughie May well be more educational than question

In what way did the KKK fight for Hitler during WW2, and what did it stand for?

 

[Rik Meleet]

I know of a joke that American soldiers told when they were discussing "what to do with Hitler after the war?". They suggested to paint him black and send him to mississippi or Alabama or some other southern US state where the KKK was "operational".

I don't think this is "fighting for Hitler" though

 

[privatehudson]

Nope, but fun nonetheless

 

[nonconformist]

Kuche, Kirche und Kinder? A women's association for Kitchen, churches and Children?

 

[privatehudson]

More and more amusing....

...but no

 

[Rik Meleet]

This question is too hard.
Any hints ?

 

[privatehudson]

Nah, I'll give it when I can find the book again

 

[Zardnaar]

Bit obscure methinks. With the knowledge some of you have shown someone probably would have got it by now.