Question of the Hour

[NavComm]

OK, I'll have to research the why's of it. I know they were under British rule, perhaps it was part of an agreement between the greek cypriots and Britain?

 

[3rd Herd]

To keep both and Greeks from invading the island. What native Canadian tribe was practtically annihilated in 1650 and by who

 

[NavComm]

The Wendats by the Iroquois although many of their people died due to starvation before that.

 

[SprCForr]

I was going to say the Hurons at the hands of the Iroquois.  ???

 

[stukirkpatrick]

The Hurons and Wyandot/Wendat are one and the same 

 

[SprCForr]

I saw that on the next search hit! I guess I should have read a little more.

...Still wondering if it was them tho'

 

[3rd Herd]

Hurons under the hands of the Iroquios is the correct answer. New question, What was the furthest provinvce east the the Japanese balloons landed in during WW2?

 

[Michael Dorosh]

Larry, that is crack on correct, the reversed facing colours distinguished French Cavalry trumpeters.  The other feature of note would be that the trumpeters usually had first pick of gray or white horses.

On a related note, who wore false sleeves on their tunics in the British Army?

 

[3rd Herd]

on another musical note Micheal did not the drummers have the false sleeves?

 

[Spr.Earl]

What was Op. Eagle Claw?

 

[3rd Herd]

Spr was not op Eagle Claw the failled resuce miision to get the u.s hostages out of Iran in 1980. Helicpoters crashed in the desert due to sand and bodes of US service personel were left behind. Col Beckwith covered it in his biography also made TV station news and the newspapers.

 

[Spr.Earl]

Correct,next.
What was the name of the runner who ellegedly delivered the announcement of the Victory at Marathon?

 

[NavComm]

Phaedippas who uttered the single word "nike" (greek for victory) and then died.

 

[MacKenzie1NSH]

didn't he run like 8 miles back and forth 2 or 3 times and died of exhaustion?

 

[3rd Herd]

one for you Spr. Earl
What was Operation Chesterfield and which infantry regiment was on the right of the line?

 

[Danjanou]

one for you Spr. Earl
What was Operation Chesterfield and which infantry regiment was on the right of the line?

May 23, 1944, Operation Chesterfield - Canadians broke through Hitler Line in Italy. A quick search on my bookshelf shows the assault brigade was the 2nd brigade of the 1st Div, so that narrows in down to the PPCLI, Loyal Edmonton Regiment and Seaforths all of who were pinned downinitially and therir attacks failed. Although I also noticed the Carleton And Yorks Regiment of the 3rd Bde mentioned as succesfully exploiting the gap they made. No mention of how they were lined up though.

 

[para paramedic]

New question, What was the furthest provinvce east the the Japanese balloons landed in during WW2?

Manitoba.

Ref: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/balloons/mission.htm
The Japanese air balloon bomb mission created the first intercontinental missile. It took the Japanese people over two years to design the balloons, bombs, and automatic dropping mechanisms. On November 3rd, 1944, the first balloon was released from Japan. Over the course of the War's last year, the air balloons traveled as far east as Michigan in the U.S., Manitoba in Canada and as far south as Mexico.

 

[3rd Herd]

Dnajannou
yes you have answered what is was. Let's see if some of the other triva all statrs can come up with the line up, battlewise. For those of you really challanged pbi isfrom same regiment.


quasiparamdeic
You win the balloon question with Manitoba. And can collect you prize a free bag of hot air in ottawa

 

[RiflemanPhil]

My math teacher stumped me with a question in class today. What happened at Malmadie?

 

[Fishbone Jones]

My math teacher stumped me with a question in class today. What happened at Malmadie?

Do you mean "Malmedy"?

The Malmedy Massacre. On December 17, 1944, halfway between the town of Malmedy and Ligneuville in Belgium, an American battalion was captured by an SS force. About 150 POWs were disarmed and sent to stand in a field. About 80 men were killed by gunfire, and their bodies were left where they fell. Many prisoners escaped into nearby woods. News spread quickly among Allied soldiers, and an order went out that all SS officers and paratroopers should be shot on sight. The Malmedy Massacre is regarded as the worst atrocity committed against American troops during the course of the war in Europe.