World War 2 Trivia

[Graeme]

That'll do. "Sunset Project" was intended to be an effective deterrent to the balloon threat. Once detected by ground radar, P-38s and P-61s were to be guided by VHF ground transmitting equipment to the balloons and destroy them. However by the time the system was up and running, the Japanese had stopped launching balloons.



PROJECT 1947: Fu-Go Balloons - Joel Carpenter

 

[comiso90]

they're still out there! lets launch an expedition!

 

[Njaco]

No new question? How about this....

What was the secret code name for the attack by Army Group B on Stalingrad in 1942?

 

[RabidAlien]

Operation Blue

 

[Graeme]

No new question? How about this....

What was the secret code name for the attack by Army Group B on Stalingrad in 1942?

Operation Blue

As per Rabid Chris, but did your answer need to be precise? Blue I, Blue II, Blue III...?

 

[Njaco]

From my source, neither is correct. That may be the code name for afterwards but let me look into this. I have something entirely different.

Ok, this would be the codename for the extension of Blau II.

 

[RabidAlien]

Blau=Blue?

 

[Graeme]

secret code name

HERON?

The road to Stalingrad - Army Group South part 6.

Part of directive #45 :

"The task of Army Group B is, as previously laid down, to develop the Don defenses
and, by a thrust forward to Stalingrad, to smash the enemy forces concentrated
there, to occupy the town, and to block the land communications between the Don
and the Volga, as well as the Don itself. Closely connected with this, fast-moving
forces will advance along the Volga with the task of thrusting through to Astrakhan
and blocking the main course of the Volga in the same way.

These operations by Army Group B will be known by the cover name "Heron"."

 

[Njaco]

Thats it, otherwise known in German as "Fischreiher"! I guess my question was a little vague. And yes, Rabid, blau is blue in German.

The question baton goes to Graeme.

 

[Graeme]

OK...

Complete this illustration caption.

Each GI based in Britain had a little book, A Short Guide to Britain, the advice in which included; "If you are invited to eat with a family, don't ... ... ...."

 

[RabidAlien]

"....boink their sheep"?

 

[eddie_brunette]

....eat to much.
Is that at all possible

edd

 

[eddie_brunette]

1)Who are the four Experten?
2)From what unit?
3)What was the unit's nickname?
4)What aircraft did they use?

edd

*hope the pic shows*

 

[Njaco]

which included; "If you are invited to eat with a family, don't ... ... ...."

"brush your teeth" ?

Eddie, good one. Will do some investigating.

 

[Graeme]

....eat to much.
Is that at all possible

edd

Spot on Eddie! It continued..."don't eat too much. Otherwise you might eat up their weekly rations."

It also suggested..."Don't try to tell the British that America won the last war or make wisecracks about war debts or British defeats in this war."

 

[Njaco]

eddie, long shot.....

3d from left is Hermann Graf, so this could be 9./JG 52? Don't know the others.

 

[eddie_brunette]

Nope...

a clue....they all flew BF110's, so there is one answer

edd

 

[eddie_brunette]

Nobody? ok here goes....

From left to right, Oberleutnants Hans-Joachim Jabs, Wilhelm Herget, Hauptmanns Erich Groth and Heinz Nacke. They from ZG 76 called the "Sharkmouths"


edd

 

[Njaco]

Jabs!!!! Here I was looking for Lent!. Darn! And they all made excellent nachtjagders in NJGs. Since we failed miserably, another question?

 

[eddie_brunette]

ok here goes....

1)who is this pilot and
2)what is he famous for

edd