3rd Cumulative WW2 History Quiz

[Volum]

I remember i tought it was pretty cool when i read it so i guess it always kind of stuck with me.

Now: Officially, and very technicially when did World War 2 end? Yes this is a trick question.


Edit: Reply number 1000 in this thread

 

[sydhe]

Has it ended? I think Albania may still be at war.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Peace treaty of San Diago(?) 1951 formally ended ww2

 

[Volum]

Not really FriendlyFire,

It has something to do with disputed islands

 

[Adler17]

It is still going on. Japan did never have signed a peace treaty and is still demanding back the Kurile islands. Also Germany did never sign a real peace treaty although the 2 + 4 treaty could be considered as such a treaty.

Adler

 

[Volum]

Adler is right

I wasnt thinking about Germany tough, alltough thats true to. Japan still wants back the Kurile islands

Your turn Adler!

 

[Adler17]

Japan has at least no real peace mad with Russia. Also the German question is not solved to 100%. Although nobody is now thinking of changing anything...

But back to the questions:
How did the British "help", against their will of course, to solve the German torpedo crisis in the middle of 1940?

Adler

 

[FriendlyFire]

But back to the questions:
How did the British "help", against their will of course, to solve the German torpedo crisis in the middle of 1940?

Adler

The british withdrew carriers from escort duties ?

 

[Adler17]

No. I asked how they helped to solve the problem the Germans had with their torpedoes.

Adler

 

[Knight-Dragon]

First and second getting too big to manage...

The rules :-
1) A asks a question, the rest will try to answer.
2) A must confirm which answer is correct.
3) Person (say B) with confirmed correct answer then asks the next question.
4) A cannot play again until B's turn is over (to prevent the thread turning into a 2 person spam party).
5) Repeat.
6) If person asking question doesn't login to confirm answers within 72 hrs of his question being posted, any one can ask a new question.
7) If no one can answer question within 72 hrs or can't get the right one, questioner can ask again.
8) Preferably no Net or book searches.

 

[Sgt.Hellfish]

convoy system = bigger target?

i'd think somthing like that or magnatism.

 

[Adler17]

No. German torpedoes tended to be dud torpedoes. The Germans had big difficulties to find where the problem was. Then something happend. What? How did the British help the Germans, unintentionally of course, to solve that problem? It is a technological answer. I mean how the Germans got the infos from the British.

Adler

 

[Serutan]

Did sonar somehow help the Germans figure out what was going
on?

 

[cidknee]

if i recall i know that the u boats were having lots of dud torpedos. it was because of an air leak (to make them run too deep) and a firing pistol malfunction, eventually they used the ake following torpedo, it circled too.. but as far as the brits helping? could it be that allied production was WAY up and there was lots of targets?

 

[Adler17]

No. How could they help to solve the problems the Germans had? This was not the production of many targets. Another hint: It was a British Naval operation which went not so good, but no, it is not the Norwegian campaign directly, but the incident was in that time.

Adler

 

[Zardnaar]

Unexploded/faulty munitions being captured?

 

[Adler17]

Yes, something was captured. But that´s not enough, what was captured. Faulty munitions wasn´t captured but it is a hot way.

Adler

 

[Zardnaar]

Captured an Allied/Britsh Torpedo? The USA had dud warheads to.

 

[Adler17]

Yes, British torpedoes were captured. But HOW? THAT´s the question! How can intact torpedoes be captured? If nobody is able to solve that Zardnaar gets it. Time: Tomorrow morning CEST.

Adler

 

[Zardnaar]

Yes, British torpedoes were captured. But HOW? THAT´s the question! How can intact torpedoes be captured? If nobody is able to solve that Zardnaar gets it. Time: Tomorrow morning CEST.

Adler

Random guess.

1. Retrieved from English submarine.
2. Entangled in a net
3. Fell off a Swordfish Torpedo Bomber.