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Hmmm - here's a smorgasbord of possible answers.
Firstly - 9 US Destroyers were severely damaged by enemy action & not repaired.
3 foundered during typhoons.
1 foundered in a hurricane.
1 was wrecked in a gale.
1 was wrecked due to unknown causes.
1 was scuttled but captured intact by the Japanese.
2 were sunk after collisions with 'friendly' ships.
1 was scrapped after a 'friendly' collision.
So, depending on criteria, it's 80 minus 9, or 19, or ..... ??? 
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74.
Just guessing
now i say 73 according to the naval losses site
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Right - if we're going for actually sunk by enemy action then it's 61 ?
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July 16th, 2002, 09:38 PM
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sweet!!!! i was right! damn im lucky
erm, imean, i knew it all along
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July 16th, 2002, 09:44 PM
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OK, easy one.
Name the russian division that was encircled by the finns at the battle of Suomussalmi and the CO of the finnish Er.P16 that was responsible for holding the russians in the pocket. good luck
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July 16th, 2002, 09:48 PM
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ill be more specific, the Er P16 kept the soviets from reaching Peranka.
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July 16th, 2002, 09:57 PM
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nevermind i wasnt, but my question still stands
iwas right, sorry!
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Well whats your final answer-73 or 74?
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The decimated Soviet division was the 163rd Rifle Division and the commander of Er P16 was MAJ I. Pallari
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Hot Damn youre good! Just curious, what was your source?
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Thanks. My source was http://home.interserv.com/~tazio/7dSuomu.htm
Give me some minutes to think of a question.
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Ok here it goes. There was a non-German unit that was to be the vanguard of the German advances in the Caucasus and the push through Persia, Afghanistan and onward to liberate their homeland. The legion reached a total compliment off 3,500.
What was the last unit designation?
Who was it's founder? (not mandatory)
Bonus point: What was the famous phrase made by Hitler about this unit.
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The Tigers
They were to push to india
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You may be on the right trail but I have not heard them called that. What was the formal name given to the unit by the Germans. This is what I meant by the question. Sorry for any miscommunication.
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they were called the tigers because their insignia was a bengal tiger leaping in from of the flag of india
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the unit was .R. 950 (ind) / Freies Indien Legion
also known as the tiger legion, they were to push to india.
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That is Correct! And I thought I had a good one. Volunteer legion of Indians founded by the Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose. Bose's dream was to raise an German-sponsored Indian Legion that would be in the vanguard of the German advances in the Caucasus. The Indian Legion would then push on through Persia, Afghanistan and onward to liberate their homeland.
The legion reached a total compliment off 3,500. It was a polyglot force of diverse ethnic groups from the Indian subcontinent - Sikhs, Muslims, Marathas, Jats, etc.
The Indische Freiwilligen Legion (transferred to the Waffen-SS in 1944) never did fulfil the martial dreams of its founder, but was instead regulated to garrison duty and to serve as poster unit for propaganda of questionable value and effect.
Most senior German military leaders scoffed at the idea of the Indian Legion. Hitler's disdain for the unit and his racist views are apparent with his famous quote "If they were given the task of turning prayer wheels then they would be the most tireless soldiers in the world!"
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The Baron Strikes again!
my new question is:
This Man was posthumously awarded the medal of honor for his actions the first night after the landings at red beach at leyte in 1944.
Give his name, rank and reason he was awarsed the medal, you can ask for more hints.
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No guesses, or at least questions?
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My guess: Capt Francis B. Wai; 34th Inf Rgt, He landed with the 5th wave of troops and finding no officers still able to lead he took control and was instramental in securing the initial beachhead.
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Sorry, good guess but not the right one. Wai was instumental securing the beachhead, however the action im referring to took place the first night. When the japanese counter attacked.
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James P. Connor
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Wounded multipple times in same action at red beach and killed two snipers himself. brought platoon to complete all objectives despite heavy losses
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