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Old January 22nd, 2004, 10:39 PM
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What about a new question?

Name the German commander who resisted and then won at the battle of Narvik.

Hint: he was the first person to receive the Oakleaves to his Knight's Cross.
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What about a new question?

Name the German commander who resisted and then won at the battle of Narvik.

Hint: he was the first person to receive the Oakleaves to his Knight's Cross.
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Heer General,
Might that commander be Maj General Edward Dietl who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division?
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Heer General,
Might the commander be Maj General Edward Dietl who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division?
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Heer General,
Might the commander be Maj General Edward Dietl who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division?
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General Dietl.

To finally answer NoName's question: I prefer a more objective point of view. The Anschluss, even though supported by major parts of Austria, was a political blackmail with military force.
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With due acknowledgement, KnightMove, my view is objective. It is based on factual knowledge and documentation, not supposition.

The 'blackmail' allegation is much overdone and incorrect. More a retrospective, political consideration than actual event.

But this is a quiz thread.

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*bump* Friedrich, it seems all the answers have come up from cyber space...
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Commodore Bonte?
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Before the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, who did Hitler regard as his two most 'brutal-looking' Generals?
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It's been months since this guy posted, I'm gonna revitalize this thread


Real nice and easy one:

Over Which Island did VMF 214 destroy her largest amount of enemy fighters in a single sortie?


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Bouganville or Raubaul???
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By the way, it was indeed Dietl...

And Hitler's 'most brutal looking generals' were Hugo Sperrle and... Cannot think of the other one. All German generals were quite ugly...

By the way, what-the-heck is VMF?
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maybe that should be the next question!

Hope I aint rite... can never think of questions...
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V = Aircraft
M = Marine
F = Fighter (or in 1940's venacular "Fighting"}

VMF = US Marine Fighter (or Fighting) Squadron.

VF = US Navy Fighter (or Fighting) Squadron

could also be abreviated as FitRon or MarFitRon, but only informally.

and the list goes on and on from the beginning of US Naval Aviation there's been at least 147 squadron designations, though some are repeats, some were discontinued and then used again years later, some change to a different meaning, e.g. VT went from Torpedo Plane Squadron in 1921 to Torpedo-Bomber Squadron from 1922 to 1930, to Torpedo Squadron from 1930 to 1946, then the designation went away until 1960 when it re-emerged as Training Squadron and is still that today.

Those specifically used in WWII numbered about 63 different designations, though some of them had more than one meaning, to wit:

AES - Marine Aircraft Engineering Squadron
AWS - Marine Air Warning Squadron
BLIMPHEDRON - LTA Headquarters Squadron
BLIMPRON - LTA Squadron
BLPHEDRON - Blimp Headquarters Squadron
BLPRON - Blimp Squadron
MOTS - Marine Operational Training Squadron
STAGRON - Special Air Task Force Squadron (VK)
VB - Bombing Squadron
VBF - Bombing Fighting Squadron
VC - Composite Squadron
VCS - Cruiser Scouting Squadron
VD - Photographic Squadron
VE - Evacuation Squadron
VF - Fighting Squadron
VF(N) - Night Fighting Squadron
VFN - Night Fighting Squadron
VGF - Escort-Fighter Squadron (Escort Carrier)
VGS - Escort-Scouting Squadron (Escort Carrier)
VH - Rescue Squadron
VJ - Utility Squadron orGeneral Utility Squadron
VK - Special Air Task Force Squadron (STAGRON)
VMB - Marine Bomber Squadron
VMBF - Marine Fighter/Bomber Squadron
VMD - Marine Photographic Squadron
VMF - Marine Fighter Squadron
VMF(N) - Marine Night Fighter Squadron
VMJ - Marine Utility Squadron
VML - Marine Glider Squadron
VMO - Marine Observation Squadron
VMR - Marine Transport Squadron
VMS - Marine Scouting Squadron
VMSB - Marine Scout Bombing Squadron
VMTB - Marine Torpedo Bomber Squadron
VN - Training Squadron
VO - Observation Squadron
VOC - Composite Spotting Squadron
VOF - Observation Fighter Squadron
VOS - Air Spotting or Observation Spotter Squadron
VP - Patrol Squadron
VPB - Patrol Bombing Squadron
VPW - Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
VR - Air Transport Squadron
VR - Fleet Logistic Air Squadron
VR - Transport Squadron
VRE - Air Transport Evacuation Squadron
VRF - Air Ferry Squadron
VRF - Air Ferry Transport Squadron
VRF - Transport Ferry and Service Squadron
VRJ - Utility Transport Squadron
VRS - Air Ferry Service Squadron
VRS - Ferry Command Service Squadron
VS - Scouting Squadron
VT - Torpedo Squadron
VTN - Night Torpedo Squadron
VX - Experimental Squadron
XVF - Experimental Development Squadron
XVJ - Experimental Utility Squadron
ZJ - Blimp Utility Squadron
ZP - Airship Patrol Squadron
ZP - Airship Patrol Squadron (All-Weather Antisubmarine)
ZP - Airship Squadron
ZP - Blimp Squadron
ZP - LTA Patrol Squadron

Lastly, the two squadrons my father flew in in WWII - fought at Coral Sea, Midway in VF-42, and in the Solomons Campaign with VF-11. VF-11 scan is from actual side panel from his airplane (an F4F-4).





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Quote:
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Bouganville or Raubaul???
You wanna pick one Red?


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Boy, ask Mr Leonard a question and you get good answers ! Welcome to the forums.
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Boy, ask Mr Leonard a question and you get good answers ! Welcome to the forums.
He's damn good

hope he sticks around...

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Naaahh...he's just guessing !

( Only kidding - thanks for the clarification, Rich - I never knew what it meant, either.... [img]smile.gif[/img] )
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Bouganville.............


wonder how the USA will do in the campaign...

That post from Leonard was gud info! Answered my questions... Must read more on the PAcific.
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It's bouganville


And I wont be a punk and ask you what airfield they were flying over.


Over to you Red
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Thanks for the clarifying, Rich! Thank you a lot!

I thought the question had something to do with the 'big bullseye shooting of the Marianas' on June 19th 1944...
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