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Post by Wulpe » 02 Sep 2003 23:06

Kocjo wrote:Name Israely Prime Minister and the Special forces unit, in which he was commander.
Ariel Sharon and Unit 101

If I´m correct please post a question as my proxy, it´s time to go to bed now :)

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 02 Sep 2003 23:10

Wulpe wrote:
Kocjo wrote:Name Israely Prime Minister and the Special forces unit, in which he was commander.
Ariel Sharon and Unit 101

If I´m correct please post a question as my proxy, it´s time to go to bed now :)
Correct!

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Post by Wulpe » 02 Sep 2003 23:16

Kocjo wrote:
Wulpe wrote:
Kocjo wrote:Name Israely Prime Minister and the Special forces unit, in which he was commander.
Ariel Sharon and Unit 101

If I´m correct please post a question as my proxy, it´s time to go to bed now :)
Correct!
Darn you keep me awake ... question:

Which nation has provided the greatest number of UN peacekeepers ("blue helmets") ? (which means: police actions like Korea War, Gulf War I,.. do not count. Just traditional peacekeeping)

And now I´m really going to bed :wink:

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Post by Wulpe » 03 Sep 2003 07:27

Wulpe wrote:Which nation has provided the greatest number of UN peacekeepers ("blue helmets") ?
Hint: have you seen Black Hawk Down ? This nation had troops in Somalia.

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 03 Sep 2003 07:45

Pakistan?

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Post by Wulpe » 03 Sep 2003 08:05

Kocjo wrote:Pakistan?
That´s right.

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 03 Sep 2003 08:32

For what is C Company of 1. Bt. 11. Light Inf.Brig. famous for (during Vietnam war)?

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 03 Sep 2003 21:36

Kocjo wrote:For what is C Company of 1. Bt. 11. Light Inf.Brig. famous for (during Vietnam war)?
Don't tell me that this is hard! :?
Specially for USA members!!

Hint: War crime was commited by this unit.

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Post by Whisper » 03 Sep 2003 21:48

Just a shot into the blue,

the killing of 500 civilsts in a village called My Lai on 16.3.1968?

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Post by K.Kocjancic » 03 Sep 2003 21:54

Whisper wrote:Just a shot into the blue,

the killing of 500 civilsts in a village called My Lai on 16.3.1968?
Finally!

You're next.

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Post by Whisper » 03 Sep 2003 22:11

Name the incident ,and the involved american unit, which was the reason for the escalation of the Vietnam-war.

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Post by Whisper » 04 Sep 2003 08:25

The incident is named after the gulf where it took place.

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Post by Lawrence Tandy » 04 Sep 2003 08:43

Tonkin Gulf?

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Post by Whisper » 04 Sep 2003 08:46

Tonking is right, but whats the name of the involved us-unit!?

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Post by Lawrence Tandy » 04 Sep 2003 08:54

Damn! I know it was a U.S.M.C Unit. I Think 3rd Marine Division but probably wrong.

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