WWII Quiz

tomtom22 said:
Wainwright tried to limit the surrender to his forces on Corregidor, but Homma insisted that surrender include all U.S. forces in the islands. Convinced that the lives of the 11,000 men left on Corregidor would be unusually endangered, Wainwright finally capitulated. On 8 May he sent a message to General Sharp, commander of the Visayan-Mindanao Force, ordering him to surrender. Sharp complied and in turn ordered his scattered forces, then preparing to fight on as guerrillas, to surrender. Some units refused at first to comply, but one by one they followed orders. Many individuals, however, escaped to carry on the fight as guerrillas. By 9 June, almost all commands had surrendered.
source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/pi/pi.htm
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You have the date, and with that, I'll give it to you. The funny thing, and the fact that I wanted to underline is that some of those scattered forces were on Leyte, Negros and Samos, where Japanese forces had never landed. These formations were ready and willing to fight on, but the surrender order was clear and binding. After everyone verified its authenticity (some were hand-delivered) the surrender took effect. There were, however, one or two battalions that never surrendered. They did not fight on, but it seems that most if not all of the troops were Filipinos, and they simply returned to their homes. On to you again, Tomtom.

Dean.
 
What was the code name of the The First Campaign of the Desert War December 1940 – February 1941?
 
There were a few ops going on at the time. The German operation was called Sunflower, and the Allied ops were Breach and Canvas.

Dean.
 
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Thanks!

What was the operation by Japanese in Singapore during WWII which ended up killing lots of innocent Chinese called?
 
The Sook Ching massacre (肅清大屠殺) was a systematic extermination of perceived hostile elements among ethnic Chinese Singaporeans by the Japanese military administration during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, after the British colony surrendered in the Battle of Singapore on 15 February 1942 during World War II. Sook Ching was later extended to include Chinese Malayans.
The term sook ching (肃清) is a Chinese word meaning "a purge through cleansing". Ironically, the Japanese also described the incident as such, although term daikenshō (大検証), lit. "great inspection" is also used. Although the term "Sook Ching" appeared as early as 1946, it was not commonly used in the Chinese press or other publications until the 1980s.
 
An easy question for you all:

What happened from the air on 9 September 1943? And what model of plane was involved?
 
The Italian battleship Roma was sunk by two Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, a.k.a. Fritz X radio controlled glide bombs. (Some sources call them missiles. In any case, it was the first time that a capital ship was sunk using anti-ship weapons.) They were dropped from a Dornier Do 217 bomber.

Dean.
 
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Dean said:
The Italian battleship Roma was sunk by two Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, a.k.a. Fritz X radio controlled glide bombs. (Some sources call them missiles. In any case, it was the first time that a capital ship was sunk using anti-ship weapons.) They were dropped from a Dornier Do 217 bomber.

Dean.
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Correct, your turn Dean:smile:
 
Why, thank-you Reiben. I have 2 questions, one of which is to everyone still involved in this thread, and the other one which is to be answered. First off, I realize that myself, Tomtom, Reiben and Zander are still reading and trying to answer questions. I would like to know how many lurkers who are following this thread are still out there, so if you are reading, but not posting, just leave a post with your name on it. It is idle curiosity on my part, but it would be interesting.
Without further ado, the question: The Phoney War is drawing to an end. In France, soldiers are on continuous alert in the Maginot Line, preparing for the inevitable German attack. The Germans know that they cannot attack the Maginot line and win, so they use a new tactic and a new top secret weapon to gain the advantage and break the Maginot Line. What was the secret weapon, and where and when was it used?

Dean.
 
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