Pictures from a five-day battle fought between the forces of the United States 7th Army and Nazi Germany during WWII which happened at _______, Germany. Battle that took place from 16th April -20th April 1945 saw some of the fiercest urban combat of the war. The capture of the city by the US forces meant a virtual surrender by Germany in WWII as the city was a center of the Nazi regime.
Well a footballing landmark that happened in 2006 gets unduly connected to the above event because of the nature of the incident and of course the German connection.
What am I talking about?
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Answer: The Battle of Nuremburg
It is a nickname for a match played at the 2006 football world cup between Portugal and Netherlands where a record 4 red cards and 16 yellow cards were issued.
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Persons 'A' & 'B' have held a particular office during their lifetime.
'A' was preceded by (1) and succeeded by (2).
'B' was preceded by (2) and succeeded by (3).
Following list shows various code-names adopted for certain war-time activity 'X'.
1. British Army: 'Boniface' (X as Forecaster of good future; benefactor)
2. U.S. Army against Japan: 'Magic' (mysterious and powerful nature of X)
3. British Military against Germany: Y (referring to X's 'most secret' nature)
'Y' eventually became the standard designation among western allies in WWII. As is evident the name 'Y' arose because it was considered most important than that designated as highest by British services.
Winston Churchill famously remarked "It was thanks to Y that we won the war."
X? Y? Funda?
Answer: X: Enigma code decrypting
Y: Ultra
Poster of a 1978 Italian war-movie by Enzo Castellari. It was later released under the name '________ _________', a name that it closely shared with an unrelated though similar 2009 movie X.
The plot of the Italian movie is set in WWII France where a group of American soldiers while being taken to a military prison are hit by a German air attack. Most prisoners die though five surviving ones manage to escape. As they are planning their escape they end up in a mission to steal equipment of the Nazi V2 rocket. They are to sneak into a 'damned armored train' in German territory, make the hardware steal and bring it back to their French allies.
The movie was also alternatively issued as Hell's Heroes and Deadly Mission on Television.
Which movie? F.I.B. (and hence the movie X as well!)
Answer: The Italian movie is 'Quel maledetto treno blindato' or 'That damned armor train'. It was released in English in the US under the name 'Inglorious Bastards'.
The 2009 Tarantino movie X was named 'Inglourious Basterds' which uses incorrect spellings.
P.S. The title of the question made the answer pretty evident!
Prior to World War I, the doctrine regarding the weapon X was largely centered around the
concept of 'reach'; that is, a soldier's theoretical ability, by use of
an extremely long rifle and fixed X, to attack an enemy soldier
without having to approach within reach of his opponent's blade.
A combined length of rifle and X longer than that of the enemy
infantryman's rifle and attached X, like the infantryman's pike
of bygone days, was thought to impart a definite tactical advantage on
the battlefield, and military authorities engaged in endless discussions
over the supposed advantages of longer rifle/X combinations.
It's name supposedly originates from the town of Bayonne in South Western France where they were first made.
Identify X.
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Answer: Bayonet.
According to a Abrahamic legend, A used X to reach his destination Y where he stood repentant on one foot for 1,000 years, leaving a large hollow mark resembling a footprint. X and Y both are named after A.
According to Hindu mythology, X has an alternate name which is attributed to 1.
According to Buddhist mythology, Y also has an alternate name which is attributed to 2 and the hollow mark is believed to be 2's footprint.
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