Trivia Question

[Brett]

On what day did Germany reach their height of conquest in WWII?

[Brett]

I thought for sure there would be some outraged replies to this ... WHAT!?!?? You can't pick a SINGLE date!!!!

Maybe nobody has read this ...

Think literally, not figuretively when answering this and
yes I am looking for a SPECIFIC date

[Jim O]

OK, I'll bite with a guess. December 7, 1941.

[Hagen]

If most students and historians consider Stalingrad the turning point in the war, I'ld have to say the day before Germany launched her attack on that city, so not knowing the exact date, I say early Sept 1942.

[Brett]

Remember, I said think literally, not figuratively

I'll give you another clue:

I live in Colorado, USA. If you look at the western part
of the state, what do you think I could be looking for
in this question?

[Brett]

So, no more guesses? If you still want to figure it
out, you will want to stop reading now. Remember,
I told you guys I lived in Colo. & and there isn’t enough
oxygen here to think metaphorically :-)





The answer I was looking for was the German climb
of Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 18,000`+.

I believe I’ve seen books saying the climb was
21 August 1942, although the sites below have
22 Aug & 23 Aug:

WWII Axis Military History Day-by-Day: August
World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Eastern Europe 1942 - Worldwar-2.net

At any rate, it was a one-time propaganda stunt,
there was no military reason to permanently
occupy the top of Mt. Elbrus.

The following site is a Video of German Mt.
troops in the Caucasians:

YouTube - In the Caucasus



Note that I’m 98% sure this is the highest German
ground forces got in WWII by climbing a mountain.

In the same sense, I believe the Italian “Height
of conquest” was Jan. ’43 when POWs escaped
to climb the 2nd highest peak in Africa, Mt. Kenya
(~ 17,000’ – see my review of “No picnic on
Mt. Kenya”).

How about the Japanese “Height of conquest”?
(This is one I don’t have a clue on).

If anyone knows of incidents that break the Italy
& German records above, or a Japanese record,
I would appreciate hearing of it.

[Tom Houlihan]

Well, if we want to go 'height' of conquest, I believe the German rocket programs went highest!!

[Klaus]

Hm...Vergeltungswaffe 1? I believe the only thing that went higher were the Germans expectations to win the war.

[Tom Houlihan]

Originally Posted by Klaus

Hm...Vergeltungswaffe 1? I believe the only thing that went higher were the Germans expectations to win the war.

I'll concede that point!

[Horch]

Perhaps their highest point will be when they become an independent Nation again. They are still an occupied Country. (as we all know)