tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post283567239038489558..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: The WW2 Historical perspective challengeLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-69375447089444768952012-01-18T10:58:32.657+13:002012-01-18T10:58:32.657+13:00Didn't have any problem with 1,2,4 and 6 but k...Didn't have any problem with 1,2,4 and 6 but knew Khalkhin Gol only as "Soviet Union vs Japs in Mongolia around 1939" so didn't make the connection, and wasn't familiar with the Scheldt.<br /><br />People in western countries generally know next to nothing of the major theatre of WW2, ie Axis vs Soviet Union. As you say, it's unsurprising that NZers focus on the bits we actually fought in, but duplicated across the other western allies it leads to a weirdly distorted view of the war, which was apparently mainly fought in the Mediterranean and western Europe, with some sideshows off in the east.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-60786955605458427222012-01-17T16:51:38.850+13:002012-01-17T16:51:38.850+13:001. Bernard Montgomery, Russian general?, Eisenhowe...1. Bernard Montgomery, Russian general?, Eisenhower and De Gaul.<br /><br />Blanks for the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-48376124568991429362012-01-17T15:30:37.908+13:002012-01-17T15:30:37.908+13:001] Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Marsh...1] Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight David Eisenhower and General Charles de Gaulle seen in Berlin in May of 1945. <br />2] Tunisia; first major engagement between US and German forces. US doctrine regarding air and artillery support was completely revised, Time on Target barrages began being developed, changes were made to their unit organisation- although they stuck with Tank Destroyers, regrettably. Divisional tactics were redeveloped as well; the US Army switched to the British system of a division working as a unit [and avoided the British problem of regiments not being trained together]. <br />3] The Russian Eastern Front- where the Soviet satellite Mongolia and the Empire of Japan's Manchukuo clashed [with their allies]. Where Zhukov made his name, and the Japanese learnt nothing.<br />4] Generals of the Army Douglas MacArthur and Omar Bradley; I see that Bradley has the five stars, so I guess that this is in 1950, or early 1951.<br />5] The massive battle to free northern Belgium and the southern Netherlands from the Nazis, led by the Canadians, in end 1944. <br />Kiwiana link: the Germans smashed everything as they retreated, vandalising people's homes and their crockery, resulting in a practice in immediate post-war Netherlands of taking crockery to dinner parties. Immigrants to NZ in the post-war period were often confused by the 'bring a plate' request common in NZ...<br />6] Was part of Finland, taken by Russia and kept during the Continuation War. The Finns that were there were forced to leave.Grant Michael McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973365770715579648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-58595340437006117392012-01-17T13:59:32.107+13:002012-01-17T13:59:32.107+13:001)Mongomery, Eisenhower, Zhukov, De Gaul
2)Tunisia...1)Mongomery, Eisenhower, Zhukov, De Gaul<br />2)Tunisia, the first time US and German forces met but blank on notable feature #2.<br />3)Educated guesswork because I can see the point you're making: Russia v Japan which would make the location Mongolia and the significance that it was the first time Japan's advance was halted?<br />4)Douglas MacArthur and Omar Bradley<br />5)I know that's the river through Antwerp but blank on the answers you want.<br />6)Finland - it was a supply route in to Leningrad during the siege<br /><br /><br />As a reference point, I'm a pom, not a Kiwi and I've seen "The World at War" half a dozen times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com