WWII Quiz

[MontyB]

After the failed landing at Dieppe what did the Germans allow the British/Canadians to do?

Oddly enough I am struggling with this question as the only answer I can think of is that they let them get away, the Germans put very little effort into chasing the withdrawing forces.

I however assume you are asking something more specific.

 

[Hawkeye]

I don´t know.
The only answer I can come up with, is the same.

 

[MontyB]

I don´t know.
The only answer I can come up with, is the same.

Well you know what they say "Great minds think alike" of course they also say "Fools rarely differ" so I am open for suggestions.

 

[BritinBritain]

When Captain and Battalion Commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment 572 Richard Schnosenberg was interviewed, he stated the following:

There was a gesture, this was possible in 1942. Once we had dealt with the wounded we had to get rid of the dead. So we dug huge graves to bury them in.

We held a requiem service for them two or three days after the battle. On the afternoon of that day at about 3 Oclock we got a radio message from the English, asking if they could drop some men off to attend the service. We told them they could send an unarmed Red Cross craft which we would intercept and escort by German fighters as far as Dieppe. They could then drop the men and turn back.

I have to mention the remarkable fact that there was no disturbance from the English Air Force during the requiem service or the subsequent service fir the German dead.

 

[MontyB]

Well I guess you get another go.

A clue may have been ok as well.

 

[Hawkeye]

Well you know what they say "Great minds think alike" of course they also say "Fools rarely differ" so I am open for suggestions.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.[FONT=&quot] :wink:

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[BritinBritain]

Here is a simple one.

What British RAF pilot rammed a German bomber that was heading towards Buck house? The RAF aircraft crashed into a road junction in central London, what was the aircraft?

 

[Hawkeye]

Flight Sergeant Ray Holmes in a Hawker Hurricane.

 

[BritinBritain]

Correct, onto you.

 

[Hawkeye]

Ok, here is a challenge.

What is the name of Denmark's top air ace in WWII

Hint!
He served with the Norwegians in the RAF.

 

[BritinBritain]

Are you talking about Captain SVEIN HEGLUND of 331 Squadron?

 

[Hawkeye]

No, it's not him. Heglund is Norwegian.
I am looking for a Dane. He commanded No.331 Squadron from September 1942 to April 1943.

 

[MontyB]

How about Kaj Birksted commanded No.331 Squadron from September 1942 to April 1943.
During this period he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

 

[Hawkeye]

Yes, the correct answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaj_Birksted

Over to you.

 

[MontyB]

Yes, the correct answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaj_Birksted

Over to you.

Something simple to keep things moving...

Name the aircraft.

 

[Hawkeye]

It depends on what year the aircraft was built.
I'll wait a bit with the answer.

 

[MontyB]

True, I am looking at the original production.

 

[papasha408]

Though it doesn't quite look like one, is it an early version of a Messerschmitt 109?

 

[MontyB]

Though it doesn't quite look like one, is it an early version of a Messerschmitt 109?

No but very close.
Think about what comes before the 109 and as an extra hint it was made by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG.
Which will tell you what its designator is.

 

[BritinBritain]

It looks like the ME 108.