WW2 Trivia

[bulldogg]

I would think so since Vietnam was spread over a longer period of time.

 

[sven hassell]

bombs

approximately 3.4 million tons.

 

[The Cooler King]

You know Laos was actually bombed more than Vietnam and is the most heavily bombarded country of all time.

 

[The Other Guy]

Well what's the correct answer to the question.

I think sven is close.

 

[gn4179]

Re

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Bombing_During_World_War_II#US_bombing_in_Europe

RAF Bomber Cmd:
1939-1945=964,664 tons

US 8th AF:
1942-1945=623,418 tons

964664+623418=1,588,082 tons

FYI, 864,000 tons of ordnance dropped during Operation Rolling thunder; 653,000 tons dropped during the entire Korean Conflict;503,000 tons in the PTO in WWII.

 

[bulldogg]

gn4179, has it by the sources I was referencing... gn4179 your question.

 

[gn4179]

Who was the commander of V Amphibious Corps?

 

[tomtom22]

Major General Henry Schmidt, "the Dutchman", commanded the V Amphibious Corps, consisting of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Marine divisions, during the assault on Iwo Jima in 1945.

 

[The Other Guy]

dragging... I believe tomtom's correct.

 

[greenricho]

Sorry, but i think tomtom is incorrect, I believe it was General Holland "Howlin Mad" Smith, he was the commander of the Corps through the course of the war,

V Amphibious Corp was active from Aug. 25th, 1943 to Feb. 15th, 1946

 

[tomtom22]

According to the rules, it's time for a new question.

Anybody game?

 

[The Other Guy]

I'll go.

What German Division had this marking?

 

[Del Boy]

dragging... I believe tomtom's correct.

Excuse me - H.Smith, H.Schmidt - Holland, The Dutchman - sounds like the same guy to me.

 

[ObjSRgtLw]

I'll go.

What German Division had this marking?

Symbol of the 12. SS-Panzer-Division „Hitlerjugend“
They belonged to the Waffen-SS and faught in the west and east front- most members of the division were born in 1926, recruited by the HJ

 

[The Other Guy]

you got it.

next....

 

[MontyB]

you got it.

next....

Can I recommend that you download these pictures to something like photobucket and then link from here to the stored image as the way you had it posted you could just click on the image to get the answer.

 

[ObjSRgtLw]

oh and i searched the web -.-

 

[The Other Guy]

Can I recommend that you download these pictures to something like photobucket and then link from here to the stored image as the way you had it posted you could just click on the image to get the answer.

oooh.... that wasn't supposed to happen...

 

[tomtom22]

Good point, MontyB.

It's your turn, ObjSRgtLw

 

[ObjSRgtLw]

Which german units attacked the Maginot-Line and whats so special about them?