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November 27th, 2005
| Post 131 |
| Chief Engineer  | Right, your turn.
__________________ "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 27th, 2005
| Post 132 |
| Godfather | Here's an easy one: Name the combat jumps made by the 82nd in the war. |
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November 27th, 2005
| Post 133 |
| Centurion | Operation Husky (Sicily), Salerno, Operation Overlord (Normandy), Operation Market Garden (Holland)
__________________ \"The advance of hope in the Middle East requires new thinking in the region. By now it should be clear that authoritarian rule is not the way of the future it is the last gasp of a discredited past. Democracy is their goal and terrorists themselves have reason to fear.\" ~President George W. Bush Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army. ~Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings. |
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November 28th, 2005
| Post 134 |
| Godfather | Yep, you got all four. Your turn IAmFighter. |
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November 28th, 2005
| Post 135 |
| Centurion | What was the codename for the British invasion of Madagascar? |
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November 29th, 2005
| Post 136 |
| Centurion | Operation Ironclad
__________________ "Even if I wished to surrender to you - and I don't - I am commanding Australian's who would cut my throat if I accepted your Terms" Colonel C Hore, Siege of Elands River, 1900 If You want to See the Future, Read a History Book |
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November 29th, 2005
| Post 137 |
| Centurion | You got it! Your turn to make the question, Bory |
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November 29th, 2005
| Post 138 |
| Centurion | What was the nickname for the fleet of ships that brought supplies to Tobruk during the seige |
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December 1st, 2005
| Post 139 |
| Chief Engineer | The Royal Navy and the RAN service kept the garrison supplied by means of the "Tobruk ferry" which included the Australian destroyers Napier, Nizam, Nestor and Vendetta. Lost on the supply run were two destroyers including HMAS Waterhen, three sloops including HMAS Parramatta and 21 smaller vessels. source: http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/tobruk/ |
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December 1st, 2005
| Post 140 |
| Centurion | Sorry about the delay, I had problems with the net Correct tomtom22, your question |
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