Thread: Another WW2 quiz!

Originally Posted by Greataxe

A Sherman tank?

Correct. Named after a lighter of the time that was advertised as lighting on the first try, which Sherman crews thought applied to the Sherman's ability to burst into flames when hit.

Well, it's been 23 hours without a question asked so I'll ask another one for them.

What does the D in DDay mean?

Originally Posted by Panzerkampfwagen

Correct. Named after a lighter of the time that was advertised as lighting on the first try, which Sherman crews thought applied to the Sherman's ability to burst into flames when hit.

aka 'tommy cooker"

D in DDay means Day

Originally Posted by John Sholtes

D in DDay means Day

Correct. It's just repeating the first letter in Day, same as the H in HHour is just repeating the H in Hour.

Your turn.

Originally Posted by cooky

aka 'tommy cooker"

If we gave out bonus points you'd have some.

Hitler wanted them to be Aryan cows – ancient beasts resurrected from a time before Europe was populated by "racially degenerate" wildlife.
What was the name of these cattle?

Originally Posted by John Sholtes

Hitler wanted them to be Aryan cows – ancient beasts resurrected from a time before Europe was populated by "racially degenerate" wildlife.
What was the name of these cattle?

THe Heck cattle, an attempt to resurrect the extinct Auroch, a cow half the size of a Rhino, and could survive with very little food!

You are right.
Heck Cattle, also called reconstructed aurochs or aurochsen, are a hardy breed of cattle (Bos taurus) often referred to by its promoters by the name of "Aurochs" as the Aurochs is an extinct ancestor of modern cattle.

Can anybody tell me about Dunkirk.