Christian Zulus Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 While waiting for Jim's question No. 96 - some statisticsGentlemen,the last days JimZ & Carol I had been the top-answerers, scoring 4 & 3 victories .Nb of good answers :* 14 : Christian (Zulus) * 11 : Christophe* 9 : Bryan (Soviet)* 8 : Simon (Red Threat)* 5 : Carol I* 4 : JimZ, Frank (Knarf), Belaruski, Ed (Haynes) and Wild Card.* 3 : Andreas (Alfred), Auke (Ferdinand), and Kim (Kimj).* 2 : Chuck (in Oregon), Gerd (Becker), Ivan (Piramida), Jan (vatjan), and Order of Victory.* 1 : Darrell, Daredevil, Dave (Navy FCO), Dudeman, Rick (Stogieman) and Steen (Ammentorp). We are getting close to question No. 100 - who will have the honour to post this question ?Replies & views of our thread are moving up faster and faster. The quiz-thread is THE top thread at GMIC .Best regards Christian
JimZ Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 So - here goes. I think this is a REALLY easy one!!!EnjoyJim I am young and I like to play power games. But no tovarish!! I am not a pushover!!! Because I have a mind of my own, I was seen as a threat to my country by different regimes.If you know my pretty face .... you'll guess who I am straight away.If not .... well .... no harm in pulling your strings a bit WHO AM I???
Christian Zulus Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) So - here goes. I think this is a REALLY easy one!!!EnjoyJim I am young and I like to play power games. But no tovarish!! I am not a pushover!!! Because I have a mind of my own, I was seen as a threat to my country by different regimes.If you know my pretty face .... you'll guess who I am straight away.If not .... well .... no harm in pulling your strings a bit WHO AM I???Nadezhda Konstantinovna KrupskayaDear Jim,that has been really easy .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadezhda_KrupskayaIn younger years Krupskaya had been an outstanding beauty .Best regards ChristianBTW: Some wheeks ago I already put a Krupskaya-question here at the quiz, asking for the "Krupskaya-Medal" . Edited April 4, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Christian Zulus Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 NEW QUESTION No. 97Gentlemen,who am I ?In WW II I had something to do at the Balkans and you see me at the photograph in an Austrian uniform.Question:1) Who am I?2) Where I was borne?3) Where I died?Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted April 5, 2007 Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) NEW QUESTION No. 97Gentlemen,who am I ?In WW II I had something to do at the Balkans and you see me at the photograph in an Austrian uniform.Question:1) Who am I?2) Where I was borne?3) Where I died?Best regards ChristianGentlemen,the answer of the question should not be so difficult .I already put a the question also to our new YU-section at GMIC, because he is rather well known at the Westbalkans.Three more hints:As you can see on his Austrian uniform, he served in the airforce.He hold top position in the Austrian Army (till 1938) and in the German Wehrmacht (till 1945).He had been borne at the Balkans.Happy hunting .Best regards Christian Edited April 5, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Christophe Posted April 5, 2007 Author Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) I was away during a few days, and I"m back now. I'm more than pleased to see the dynamism of this Quiz. Congrats to all!!!! The latest stats :This small game has now been launched 17 months ago now (on 1 Nov. 2005), and since :* 97 questions asked,* with 1,131 answers,* and 57 pages of Q&As.* This quiz has been viewed more than 11,130 times.* 31 Members of the Forum played, and 24 correctly answered at least 1 question :Nb of good answers :* 15 : Christian (Zulus) * 11 : Christophe* 9 : Bryan (Soviet)* 8 : Simon (Red Threat)* 5 : Carol I* 4 : Belaruski, Ed (Haynes), Franck (Knarf), Jim (JimZ) and Wild Card.* 3 : Andreas (Alfred), Auke (Ferdinand) and Kim (Kimj).* 2 : Chuck (in Oregon), Gerd (Becker), Ivan (Piramida), Jan (vatjan), and Order of Victory.* 1 : Darrell, Daredevil, Dave (Navy FCO), Dudeman, Rick (Stogieman) and Steen (Ammentorp). This is a great achievement. Thanks to all for your participation. Now, let's continue to have fun with the 97th question... Christian's one!!! Cheers. Edited April 6, 2007 by Christophe
Christian Zulus Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 Dear Christophe,wellcome back on board commander .Best regards Christian
Christophe Posted April 6, 2007 Author Posted April 6, 2007 Thanks Christian. I have updated your number of victories to 15 (instead of 14, my mistake... ).Cheers.Ch.
JimZ Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 Alexander L?hr (May 20, 1885?February 26, 1946) was an Austrian Air Force commander during the 1930s, and after the Anschluss a Luftwaffe commander during the Second World War. He was born in Turnu-Severin, Romania and executed by firing squad in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.He served as Platoon Commander of a Pioneer battalion in the 85th Infantry Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army in World War I.By 1921 L?hr had reached the rank of Oberstleutnant. Between 1921 and 1934 he held many staff positions in the military, including Director of the Air Force in the Federal Armies Ministry. In 1934, he was made Commander of the small Austrian Air Force, a position which he held until the Anschluss in 1938.On March 15, 1938, he was transferred to the Luftwaffe where he became commander of the Luftwaffe in Austria. By then he had been promoted to Generalleutnant. He held many posts within the Luftwaffe including the leadership of the 12th Army between 2 July 1942 and July 11, 1942. He was its Commander-in-Chief through to December 1942. In 1943, he was Commander-in-Chief of South East (1 January to 23 August 1943) and at the same time Commander-in-Chief of Army Group E up to the end of the war.L?hr was imprisoned by the Yugoslavs from May 15, 1945 to 26 February 1946. He was found guilty of war crimes for the mass-murders of Yugoslav civilians and executed on 26 February 1946.Happy Easter Jim
Ed_Haynes Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 If you are right Jim, how is it that he belongs as a part of this thread?
JimZ Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 Info source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_L%C3%B6hrOther interesting article:http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/kokkalis/GSW1/GSW1/16%20Gumz.pdfThis guy comes from the wrong side of the Soviet and Eastern Block .... apart from being born and executed within.Jim
Ed_Haynes Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 This guy comes from the wrong side of the Soviet and Eastern Block .... apart from being born and executed within.OK, guess that makes him deserving of "special attention" in this thread?
JimZ Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 OK, guess that makes him deserving of "special attention" in this thread? mmm.... hardly enough!He's also here,http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/bund38.htmwith pic ... http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/por.../alexloehr1.jpgCatch ya shortly with something abit more.... erm... USSRish Jim
JimZ Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 As I am sure my previous answer is correct I'll put this question up! You know, I can hardly think of you going into Easter without a question gnawing away at your heads!!! I just hope this question lasts long enough to see it through EasterEnjoy!Jim WHO AM I??? What was my full maiden name and later, my married name?When and where was I born and when and where did I die?What was my rank?Briefly what is the famous story that would take me to the front lines?What was I doing when I received my fatal wound and what decoration did I receive for this action? Hint: I died aged 39, only 7 days after my birthday
Christian Zulus Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 (edited) Dear Jim,congratulations to your victory and to your promotion to rank #5 of the "good answerers" .You are moving up the ranks very fast .Many thanks for your difficult question #98 - beautiful lady, but I have no glue . I will have to look after in the OSPREY-"Heroines"-book ...Best regards & happy Easter Christian Edited April 7, 2007 by Christian Zulus
Christian Zulus Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 OK, guess that makes him deserving of "special attention" in this thread? Dear Ed,our non-comrade in question had been a native Romanian, who fought at the wrong side of the front .But as the supreme commander of "Heeresgruppe E", he had been the counterpart of Tito's partisans and of the advancing Red Army.Here in Austria Alexander Loehr is a very controversial subject in history. Once the Austrian Army wanted to erect a small monument for him - as the former supreme commander of the Austrian Luftwaffe -, but the government said no, which had been a correct decision, because Loehr had been responsible - as the chief of "Heeresgruppe E" - for a hughe number of crimes at the Westbalkans.I assume, that Christophe's intention had not been, to focus that special quiz-thread only to "political correct" persons . We already hat questions about Beria ...As a Romanian, Loehr belongs to "Eastern Bloc" and I dared to put him into the quiz.Best regards & happy Easter Christian
Carol I Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 our non-comrade in question had been a native Romanian, who fought at the wrong side of the front .Christian, I doubt L?hr has been Romanian. On one hand his name is not typical Romanian. On the other, he chose and built a career in the Austrian Army which alone might suggest a German ancestry. The simple fact that he was born in Romania does not have any relevance, because following the same line of thought, King Milan Obrenović of Serbia had been a Romanian as he was born in Mărăşeşti.
Hauptmann Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 As I am sure my previous answer is correct I'll put this question up! You know, I can hardly think of you going into Easter without a question gnawing away at your heads!!! I just hope this question lasts long enough to see it through EasterEnjoy!Jim WHO AM I??? What was my full maiden name and later, my married name?When and where was I born and when and where did I die?What was my rank?Briefly what is the famous story that would take me to the front lines?What was I doing when I received my fatal wound and what decoration did I receive for this action? Hint: I died aged 39, only 7 days after my birthdayOkay, here's the answers to this one:Mariia Vasilievna Oktiabrskaia (before marriage - Garagulia).Born in the Crimea on March, 8th of 1905.She died in Smolensk on March 15, 1944.Guards Sr. Sergeant.She married a Soviet Army Officer, Ilia Oktiabrskii (they changed their names when they were married in 1925 to honor the October Revolution) who was later killed in the fighting in Kiev in 1941. She was not told till 1943. When she heard the news she was furious and wanted revenge. She sold all her possessions and offered to pay for a tank on the condition that she could be the driver. She requested this in a letter to Stalin and he granted her request. The tank was named Fighting Girlfriend which was painted on the tank.She was eventually wounded on January 17, 1944, when, against the orders of the tank commander she refused to remain in the safety of the tank when an anti-tank gunner damaged the tread and she jumped out to help in the repairs. A shell exploded nearby and she was hit in the head by a piece of shrapnel. She was evacuated to Smolensk where she remained in a coma for nearly two months when she died on March 15, 1944.She was named as a Hero of the Soviet Union on August 2, 1944.Dan
Christophe Posted April 8, 2007 Author Posted April 8, 2007 Hi Dan,Welcome to the Quiz!!!! You did well for your first participation!!!! I'll let Jim officially confirm you're the winner, but no doubt about his!!!! Congratulations!!!Prepare your next question ...For more details about Mariya Oktybrskaya, please, see Henry Sakaida - "Heroines of the Soviet Union", page 45-46.Cheers.Ch.
Christian Zulus Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 Christian, I doubt L?hr has been Romanian. On one hand his name is not typical Romanian. On the other, he chose and built a career in the Austrian Army which alone might suggest a German ancestry. The simple fact that he was born in Romania does not have any relevance, because following the same line of thought, King Milan Obrenović of Serbia had been a Romanian as he was born in Mărăşeşti. Dear Carol,of course, you are right .L?hr had been borne at the Serbian border in Drobeta Turnu Severin http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drobeta_Turnu_Severin . As far, as I remember, his father came from Germany and his mother from Romania . I think, that L?hr's father had been a shipper at the Danube .L?hr is regarded as an Austrian.Best regards Christian
Christian Zulus Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 Okay, here's the answers to this one:Mariia Vasilievna Oktiabrskaia (before marriage - Garagulia).Born in the Crimea on March, 8th of 1905.She died in Smolensk on March 15, 1944.Guards Sr. Sergeant.She married a Soviet Army Officer, Ilia Oktiabrskii (they changed their names when they were married in 1925 to honor the October Revolution) who was later killed in the fighting in Kiev in 1941. She was not told till 1943. When she heard the news she was furious and wanted revenge. She sold all her possessions and offered to pay for a tank on the condition that she could be the driver. She requested this in a letter to Stalin and he granted her request. The tank was named Fighting Girlfriend which was painted on the tank.She was eventually wounded on January 17, 1944, when, against the orders of the tank commander she refused to remain in the safety of the tank when an anti-tank gunner damaged the tread and she jumped out to help in the repairs. A shell exploded nearby and she was hit in the head by a piece of shrapnel. She was evacuated to Smolensk where she remained in a coma for nearly two months when she died on March 15, 1944.She was named as a Hero of the Soviet Union on August 2, 1944.Dan Dear Dan,congratulations to your first victory & wellcome to the qu?z .Again, I had been too slow and too lazy last night to go to my library and have a research in that OSPREY-book .You have the honour to post the question No. 99 . That's a very important question, because the winner can post question No. 100 .So, please don't post an too easy question .Best regards Christian
JimZ Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 Hi Dan,Welcome to the Quiz!!!! You did well for your first participation!!!! I'll let Jim officially confirm you're the winner, but no doubt about his!!!! Congratulations!!!Prepare your next question ...For more details about Mariya Oktybrskaya, please, see Henry Sakaida - "Heroines of the Soviet Union", page 45-46.Cheers.Ch.Hi Dan! Indeed your answer is confirmed correct. These Russian girls have quite a few interesting stories to tell!Regards,Jim
Christophe Posted April 8, 2007 Author Posted April 8, 2007 Thanks Jim .Dan, Your turn, now, to post Question #99 !!! (as said by Christian, a symbolic one, as it will allow its winner to post the 100th one!!! Cheers.Ch.
Christian Zulus Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 Hi Dan! Indeed your answer is confirmed correct. These Russian girls have quite a few interesting stories to tell!Regards,Jim Gentlemen,Henry's book "Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941?45" http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_detail.php/title=S5988 is really great and worth reading .Best regards Christian
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