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November 26th, 2005
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| Chief Engineer  | What successful attack was studied by the Japanese as a basis for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? Name both sides of the attack and the place and date.
__________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations  |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 122 |
| Godfather | The Battle of Taranto comes to mind. The battle took place on November 12, 1940 between the United Kingdom and Italy. |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 123 |
| Chief Engineer | You're right and you're up.... |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 124 |
| Godfather | Ok, what was the furthest airborne assault in terms of distance flown from base during WWII? |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 125 |
| Milites Gregarius | Operation Market Garden? |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 126 |
| Godfather | Nope. |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 127 |
| Chief Engineer | The 509th spearheaded the Allied invasion of North Africa. The longest Airborne operation occurred 8 November 1942. After a C-47 flight of over 1600 miles from England, the battalion seized Tafarquay Airport in Oran, Algeria by parachute assault. |
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November 26th, 2005
| Post 128 |
| Godfather | Right on the money TomTom. This was also the first allied jump of the war if I am not mistaken. Back over to you. |
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November 27th, 2005
| Post 129 |
| Chief Engineer | German Paratroopers suffered such heavy casualties that Hitler never used them as Paratroops again. Where and when was the battle? |
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November 27th, 2005
| Post 130 |
| Godfather | Crete in '41. |
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