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Because the Americans planned to take Leyte instead for 2 reasons.
1) So that MacArthur could keep his promise and retake the Phillipines starting by December 1944.
and 2) so that Mindanoa could be surrounded and the garrison there annihilated without risking Allied casualties and lessen there for force for what would have been a later strike on Leyte.
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I'd like to know what your source was, But that is not the answer i have.
Next guess.
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Because they were short of men and in this way containing the Japanese and blockading them with the use of the Navy with Submarines?
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Nope, Ill give you a hint:
An Airman had to do with it
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I´m afraid I didn´t quite catch the hint but I did check the net for this:
Earlier plans had called for an invasion of the southern island of Mindanao as the next stepping stone in the successful "island-hopping" campaign employed to date by the two fleets in the Pacific – the Third Fleet under Admiral Nimitz, and the Seventh Fleet under General MacArthur. But, with the apparent collapse of the Japanese fleet and air power, the plan to invade the central Philippines was advanced two months from December to October of 1944
http://www.battleship.org/html/Artic...ory/Leyte0.htm
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After the Battle of the Philippine Sea (dubbed "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" by American pilots) Japan had only a handful of planes, and even fewer pilots to fly them. Because of this, her carriers were largely useless for any practical duty. Except, perhaps, to serve as decoys to lure away the American Thrid Fleet under Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey who had been itching for a chance at a massive engagement since he missed the battle of Midway.
So elements of the remnants of the Japanese fleet sailed from home waters, and other ships from the island of Borneo. The plan was actually quite simple. Admiral Ozawa was to sail in from the North East with his "bait" of four aircraft carriers, and the two hybrid battleship-carriers Ise and Hyuga featuring four battleship turrets forward, and small flight decks aft. But, for this mission, they would carry no aircraft at all, as none were available. Even the large fleet carriers were not carrying a full complement of planes.
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Sry but thats not the answer I have, but ill give you the next question.
The Answer was: A pilot was shot down off Mindonao and the natives told him "No body was there!" so, they bipassed mindonao.
Ok Kai, your up!
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Ok, thanx Carl!
Interesting bit of info on that Mindonao!
Well, something easy (?) and we´ll see if anyone´s listened to what I´ve been writing...
What were called the shots fired late November 1939 that started the Winter War? That is according to the place that they were shot.I think it was in 1992 that the Russians finally admitted they had shot them instead of Finland.
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THE KOTKA BARRAGE
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Nice try Panzerknacker but no, the name of the village starts with M...
On November 26, the Russians accused the Finns of having shelled the small village of M*****, killing a number of Soviet militaries. In fact it was nothing more than a Maskirovka, a ruse. The Finns didn't have any artillery pieces close enough to reach the village, and it was later revealed that it was the Russians themselves who had done the shelling in order to pin it on their western neighbor.
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Ok, so it was Mainila.
A new question:
How many of 21 defendants were sentenced to death at Nuremberg?
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CvM--you beat me by a hair. 
12 Death sentences
11 in the court
Herman Wilhelm Goring
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Alfred Rosenberg
Hans Frank
Wilhelm Frick
Julius Streicher
Fritz Saukel
Alfred Jodl
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
and one in absentia(Martin Bormann)
Life Imprisonment:
Rudolf Hess
Walter Funk
and Erich Raeder
20 Yrs imprisonment:
Baldur von Schirach
Albert Speer
15 Yrs imprisonment:
Konstantin von Neurath
10 Years imprisonment:
Karl Donitz
Acquitted:
Hjalmar Schact
Franz von Papen
Hans Fritzsche
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heh, thats what you get for giving so much information. But I'll let you have the question (when Kai Recognizes) You took the time to get the names, i did not.
With Kai's permission, all urs 'other Carl'
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Thank you CvM--thats appreciated but not necessary. Ill post a question but recant it if Kai decides differently.
How many Heer Generals became Knights Cross Recipients while serving as a Generalmajor, OR a Generalleutnant OR a General der Gebirgetruppe? A couple of them even became Fieldmarshalls.
All I need is a total number of Generals who got their RKs as a General in the Gebirgsjagers. No names needed unless you want to name them. IF this gets answered or not--ill gladly list them. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Hint: --there are only a handful more of these than the number of condemned men at Nuremberg as listed above. 
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I will say 14:-
I only know several names though including Artur Phelps of the 'Prinz Eugen'.
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Hello!
And sorry guys for the delay. Just back from the annual Waffen-SS meeting!
Ok, so the correct answer to my knowledge is 11 ( in the court ) so it´s over to you Carl "over 7,000" Evans!
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Great try Ryan--but no Cigar. You are VERY close though--and no Waffen SS Gebirgejager RKTs are in the total--just Army Gebirgejagers.
Thank you Der Linkmeister Kai--the question above still stands. Ill give it one more day to see if we have a winner and if not--ill post an easier one.
Whats good about the answer I want--is that anyone can get it even with just a wild guess--and when answer is confirmed--ill give all other details to those with inquiring minds wanting to know. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Just Army Gebirgsjagers!
In that case....13.
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Getting colder Ryan--go back in the other direction
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OK, if this isnt answered by the time I get back here tomorrow--ill give the answer and change the question.
Really though--this one isnt very hard--just a quick number guess is all I need. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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A tough one There were 16 Generals who got their RKs as a General in the Gebirgsjager.
They were: (Rank at the time they get their RKs)
Generalmajor:
Karl Eglseer.
Ludwig Kubler.
Max-Josef Pemsel.
Julius "Papa" Ringel.
Ferdinand Schorner.
Generalleutnant:
Hans Degen.
Eduard Dietl.
Hermann Holter.
Paul Klatt.
Hans Kreysing.
Hubert Lanz.
Friedrich Sixt.
General der Gebirgstruppe:
Valentin Fuerstein.
Ferdinand Jodl.
Rudolf Konrad.
Karl Suirre von Le.
New Question?
What date did Generalleutnant Heinz Ziegler get his Knights Cross? Also, what Panzer Army was he acting commander of--at that time.
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