I dont believe it was Kesselring because he became head of the Department of Administration at the Reich Commissariat for Aviation between the 2 world wars.
I dont believe it was Kesselring because he became head of the Department of Administration at the Reich Commissariat for Aviation between the 2 world wars.
He wasnt a general in ww1 either, was on the general staff I believe, but I was just guessing off top of my head, as this one has pretty much defeated us.
Field Marshal Pietro Badoglio, staff general in the Italian Army during WWI, Fascist senator between the wars, Italian commander in Ethiopia and Lybia, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (1943-1945). Born in Grazzano, now called Grazzano Badoglio.
sry for my awol, spring break vacation... anyways... Friedrich is the winner!! Great job on that one. Did you get it right away, or did you do a little snooping first?
I had a vague idea that it may be Badoglio, then I googled it and found that his town had been re-named after him and that was it... It didn't take more than a minute! Now, let me think on a guy...
OK, I have one: Born in Berlin of an upper-class Prussian family. An artilleryman. Student of the War Academy in Berlin. Member of the General Staff during WWI. Ended the war as major and received the Iron Cross I Class. Remained in the Army and kept escalating positions, up and up...
Yes! I think I got it...the artillery gave it away right away... 1. Despite disliking the political standpoint of the Nazis, he was quite close to Hitler, even borrowing a large sum of money. (It was nothing to Hitler, obviously.) 2. Passively opposed Hitler's Anschluss and Fall Grun, but did absolutely nothing to help or hinder the 1938 coup plotters. 3. Heart attack resulted in his relief from command. He spent the last three years in a hunting lodge in former Czechoslovakia. Walter von Brauchitsch
Exactly! Your go, Stoar! Well done. I think it was too difficult, but I now think differently! But the artillery thing is misguiding... his first regiment was an élite Guard regiment...
Well, he gained a reputation as an artillery guy, i suppose, because i seem to associate him with that. anyway... Here's for another five, vague, clues. These clues will not have so much to do with the war. I'm sure you gentlemen know the war well enough. Knock yourselves out. 1. Politic career after the war. 2. Assassinated. 3. Very noble blood. (go figure what very means) 4. Good relations with his country's leader during the war, steadily downhill afterwards. 5. Seriously considered an act of treason, but never carried it out.
C'mon guys, its been TOO long. Another clue? Then it'll be over in a minute. Fine. He's a Brit, by the way.
That guy who gave India and Pakistan Independence? Can't remember his name... Mountbatten? I'm positive it's him. He's related to someone of royalty, can't remember, and be commanded British commandoes in Southwest Asia. He was assassinated and was wounded by a bomb. He oversaw and appointing of Pakistan and India an independent government.
K then. Next question. This should be fairly easy. 1) He was son of a naval captain. 2) He served as the naval attache in Berlin, Germany. 3) He was on the USS Enterprise during the attack on Pearl Harbor. 4) He wanted Naval Command to end the preparation for the Invasion of Peleliu, as he thought the Philippines was much more important. 5) He was one of the higher American leaders present on the USS Missouri during the formal surrender of the Japanese in 1945. 6) He contributed to the motto "Hit fast, hit hard, hit often."
How bout this one? 1. Minister of Defence for his country before the war. 2. Ally of Germany 3. Retired in 1941 4. Arrested in 1948 5. Died in prison
here goes... * 20 Combat missions as command pilot over enemy territory. * Served as the flight leader of a 1000 plane raid to Berlin. * By the end of the war, his rank had risen to Colonel * 453rd Bombardment Group * served over seas 21 months..... * Awarded the air medal with three oak leaf clusters special
