3rd Cumulative WW2 History Quiz

[cidknee]

hey whomever, but i think the two of ya got it together..
i was watching the history channel and they had a " japans secret weapons" show. Mainly about the japanese atomic bomb, then they got to how desperate the japs were getting and all the bizzarre weapons they developed.

 

[meisen]

Hmmmm

Looks like Colonel got called to the front. In the interest of keeping the thread alive, I'll ask a question.

This was an unusual aircraft in several ways. The most unusual aspect was its forward swept wings. Another was that it was partly constructed with components built for other aircraft already in production from different aircraft manufacturers and from 2 different warring countries. Still another is that it was powered by 4 turbojet engines. The aircraft was a testbed for the design of a bomber and only one was completed during the war. It first flew on 22 Aug., 1944.

What is the designation of this aircraft?

 

[Che Guava]

Hmmmm

Looks like Colonel got called to the front. In the interest of keeping the thread alive, I'll ask a question.

This was an unusual aircraft in several ways. The most unusual aspect was its forward swept wings. Another was that it was partly constructed with components built for other aircraft already in production from different aircraft manufacturers and from 2 different warring countries. Still another is that it was powered by 4 turbojet engines. The aircraft was a testbed for the design of a bomber and only one was completed during the war. It first flew on 22 Aug., 1944.

What is the designation of this aircraft?

Could you be referring to the Junkers Ju 287. that was developped out of spare parts by the germans in WWII, then captured and further tinkered with by the Soviet army?

 

[meisen]

Could you be referring to the Junkers Ju 287. that was developped out of spare parts by the germans in WWII, then captured and further tinkered with by the Soviet army?

Yup. That was fast!

The board is yours, Che Guava. Congratulations!

 

[Che Guava]

Yup. That was fast!

The board is yours, Che Guava. Congratulations!

I have to admit I cheated a little bit

I remembered reading about a plane that was half developed by the germans, and supposedly half by the soviets with the name of Junkers attached toit, but I had to look up the Ju 287 on the internet.

ok, I wasn't prepared at all for this, but here's a go: In 1927, as a foreshadowing of the invasion of Mancuria, a regiment of the Japanese army landed in the Shantung province, claiming that japanese nationals had been killed in the region by Chinese Nationalists. The question is: who was responsible for the planning and execution of this mini-invasion?

 

[privatehudson]

I guess no-one has a clue on this one, should we get a new question?

 

[dgfred]

That would be swell! Go if you like p h, nobody will mind .

 

[privatehudson]

Except those of you who have to answer the question

One of the British actors in The Longest day had every reason to know about the operation and man he portrayed, who was he and why did he have this knowledge?

 

[nonconformist]

Oh, it was Richard Todd, wasn't it?
As John Howard?
Todd was actually a Red Devil at PEgasus bridge on D-Day, I believe.

 

[privatehudson]

It was indeed

He was an officer with the 7th batallion who dropped that night with the aim of reinforcing Howard's assault force at the bridge.

 

[nonconformist]

Thanks, Hudson.
What was gthe official designation of the French Resistance (Maquis)?

 

[Asclepius]

Do you mean what emblem did they use? I believe that was called the Cross of Lorraine, an Eastern Orthodox cross with two cross members and one upright.

 

[nonconformist]

No, I mean what name were they given?

 

[Asclepius]

errr.... FFI (Forces Francaises de l'Interieur)?

 

[nonconformist]

Correct.
Your go.

 

[Asclepius]

Cheers! OK. I'll give more hints if needed...

What (or who) is the link between the towns Khimki and Foy-Notre Dame and why are both towns significant for the exact same reason?

 

[Asclepius]

What no guesses at all?!

Hint1 : Khimki is in Russia and Foy-Notre Dame is in Belgium.

 

[nonconformist]

What do I know about Foy?
I assume it was the same Foy in the Ardennes.
It was a village captured by the 101st Airborne.
Right Foy?

 

[Asclepius]

Wrong Foy! But Foy-Notre Dame is in the Ardennes....its near Dinant not far from the Meuse...

 

[privatehudson]

The only thing I know about Khimki is that it's a suburb of Moscow that German recon elements are supposed to have reached in 1941.