The History Quiz
MightyMacbeth
I am Honor
thats a tougie
sven hassell
Active member
I'll give you a clue. It was in an African country in 1978 and numbers to closest 100 will do!
MightyMacbeth
I am Honor
Tunisia?
sven hassell
Active member
Well done Grimnar. A well deserved turn to you methinks!
p.s. The country was Zaire but getting the exact figure is better than expected.
p.s. The country was Zaire but getting the exact figure is better than expected.
MightyMacbeth
I am Honor
Well Grimnar, be my guest 
tomtom22
Chief Engineer
Commanding General of the XXI Army Corps, General d. I. [der Infanterie-of the Infantry] v. Falkenhorst (Commander of "Group XXI").
Source: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1940/400301a.html
Source: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1940/400301a.html
Grimnar
Active member
almost tomtom, but not the correct answer.
Falkenhorst was the planner for the military operations against Denmark and Norway (Operasjon Weserübung), he had also command over the military operations in Norway at some time.
HINT: This guy was made ......... of norway even before the military invasion was completed. He committed suicide on May 8, 1945 by detonating 50 kilograms of dynamite in his bunker hideout
Falkenhorst was the planner for the military operations against Denmark and Norway (Operasjon Weserübung), he had also command over the military operations in Norway at some time.
HINT: This guy was made ......... of norway even before the military invasion was completed. He committed suicide on May 8, 1945 by detonating 50 kilograms of dynamite in his bunker hideout
sven hassell
Active member
Josef Terboven
sven hassell
Active member
Sorry for double post
Reichskommissar
Josef Terboven
Reichskommissar
Josef Terboven
MightyMacbeth
I am Honor
well Sven? too much busy with the world cup eh? 8) No worries, England won 
sven hassell
Active member
Sorry MM but my connections been down(no phone lines at moment) so i'm in an internet cafe 2day.
You ask ,I'll answer
You ask ,I'll answer
The Cooler King
Godfather
The word bayonet derives from a place name, that of Bayonne, a town in southwest France where the weapon was first made.
The Cooler King
Godfather
Okie Dokie. What was the first politcal cartoon in America?