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What is the name of the Fascist
leader of the Italians during WWII?
What is the name of the Fascist
leader of the Italians during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
What was the name of the aircraft used to
transport British troops to Pegasus Bridge?
What was the name of the aircraft used to
transport British troops to Pegasus Bridge?
Horsa
gliders
All-wood construction due to
shortage of other available
materials
For the Americans, what was the
largest and bloodiest battle of WWII?
For the Americans, what was the
largest and bloodiest battle of WWII?
The Battle
of the
Bulge –
where
Americans
lost 19,000
men
What is the type of tank used by Field
Marshall Rommel with the Afrika Korps?
What is the type of tank used by Field
Marshall Rommel with the Afrika Korps?
Panzer
tanks
Who was the Prime Minister of
Great Britain during WWII?
“We shall defend our
island, whatever the cost
may be, we shall fight on
the beaches, we shall
fight on the landing
grounds, we shall fight in
the fields and in the
streets, we shall fight in
the hills; we shall never
surrender.”
Who was the Prime Minister of
Great Britain during WWII?
Winston
Churchill
Name countries who were part of
the Axis Powers:
Name countries who were part of
the Axis Powers:
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
(Germany/Austria)
Japan
Emperor Hirohito
Italy
What is the name given to a Soviet
prison-camp?
What is the name given to a Soviet
prison-camp?
Gulag
(goo-lahg)
How did the US Army Rangers
scale the 100 foot cliffs of
Pointe du Hoc?
How did the US Army Rangers
scale the 100 foot cliffs of
Pointe du Hoc?
Rope ladders
Who was President of the US
during most of WWII?
Who was President of the US
during most of WWII?
Franklin
Delano
Roosevelt
What was the name given to the extensive system of
fortifications placed by the Germans along the western coast
of Europe to protect against Allied attack? (black outline)
German bunker
What was the name given to the extensive system of
fortifications placed by the Germans along the western coast
of Europe to protect against Allied attack? (black outline)
The Atlantic Wall
German bunker
What was the name of the British ship which was
hit by the German battleship, the Bismarck, and
sank in only 5 minutes, killing nearly
everyone on board?
What was the name of the British ship which was
hit by the German battleship, the Bismarck, and
sank in only 5 minutes, killing nearly
everyone on board?
The HMS Hood
Only 3 of 1420
crewmembers survived
the attack
What is the nickname of the German
officer in charge of the Afrika Korps?
What is the nickname of the German
officer in charge of the Afrika Korps?
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
At which Normandy beaches did
the American troops land?
At which Normandy beaches did
the American troops land?
Utah and Omaha
Beaches
Some 300 German POW‟s were imprisoned
in a camp at White Rock Lake in Dallas.
What was their military unit called?
Some 300 German
POW‟s were
imprisoned in a camp
at White Rock Lake
in Dallas. What was
their military unit
called?
Erwin Rommel‟s
Afrika Korps
What was the
nickname given
to the life
preservers worn
by paratroopers
during WWII?
“Mae
West”
What was the
nickname given to
the life preservers
worn by
paratroopers during
WWII?
The “real” Mae West
On which 2 Normandy beaches did
the British land on D-Day?
On which 2 Normandy beaches did
the British land on D-Day?
Sword &
Gold
Beaches
British soldiers landing on Sword
beach.
Who was the head of the Vichy
government in France?
Who was the head of the Vichy
government in France?
Philippe Pétain
Name the city in France from which over
300,000 evacuated across the English
Channel using every available boat:
Name the city in France from which over
300,000 evacuated across the English
Channel using every available boat:
Dunkirk
On what day did D-Day
invasion occur?
On what day did D-Day
invasion occur?
June 6, 1944
What was the official name of the
D-Day Invasion?
What was the official name of the
D-Day Invasion?
Operation
Overlord
Which American president spoke at the 40th
Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion?
Which American president spoke at the 40th
Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion?
President Ronald Reagan
How long did the Siege of
Leningrad last?
How long did the Siege of
Leningrad last?
900 days or
nearly 3 years
Sicily is an island which is part of
which country?
Sicily is an island which is part of
which country?
Italy
Which World War II battle caused
the most US casualties?
Fallen soldiers
German soldiers advance past
an American vehicle
Which World War II battle caused
the most US casualties?
Battle of the Bulge
German soldiers advance past
an American vehicle
Fallen soldiers
What is the
nickname of the
German weapon
which was used
to shell the Allied
forces as they
attempted to land
on the beaches of
Anzio, Italy?
What is the nickname of the
German weapon which was
used to shell the Allied forces
as they attempted to land on
the beaches of Anzio, Italy?
The Germans had 2 railway
artillery pieces that attacked
the Anzio beach head –
called “Leopold” and
“Robert.” The Americans
nicknamed the two,
“Anzio Annie”.
On the nights of July 16 and 17,
13,000 French Jews were rounded
up and taken where?
On the nights of July 16 and 17, 13,000 French
Jews were rounded up and taken where?
To a bicycle racing arena outside
Paris called the Velodrome d‟Hiver
By what name do we now know the
city of Leningrad?
St. Petersburg, Russia
On what day did the Japanese
bomb Pearl Harbor?
On what day did the Japanese
bomb Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What is the name of the Soviet leader during the
time of WWII, known for imprisoning and killing
millions of his own people?
What is the name of the Soviet leader during the
time of WWII, known for imprisoning and killing
millions of his own people?
Joseph
Stalin
Relative lays flowers on a
monument to victims of
Stalin‟s purges
By what name do we refer to
German submarines?
By what name do we refer to
German submarines?
U-boats
(untersee
boats)
What is the name of the Free French leader who
became president of France following the War?
What is the name of the Free French leader who
became president of France following the War?
Charles De Gaulle
What is the oldest independent air
force in the world?
Spitfire pilot from
Trinidad, James Hyde,
with his squadron‟s
mascot, „Dingo‟
What is the oldest independent air
force in the world?
The R.A.F.
of Great
Britain
(Royal Air Force)
RAF Spitfire pilot from
Trinidad, James Hyde,
with his squadron‟s
mascot, „Dingo‟
What were Dachau and Auschwitz?
Nazi concentration camps
Crematorium
Concentration camp
survivor cries when he
learns the Americans will
be taking him to a
hospital
What is the name of this D-Day
Invasion site?
What is the name of this D-Day
Invasion site?
Pointe du Hoc
What does VE Day signify?
What does VE Day signify?
Victory in
Europe Day
May 8, 1945
What was the name of Germany‟s
plan to attack the Soviet Union?
What was the name of Germany‟s
plan to attack the Soviet Union?
Operation
Barbarossa
What was the name of the operation
intended to trick the Germans into thinking
that the Allied invasion would occur at Calais
rather than Normandy?
What was the name of the operation
intended to trick the Germans into thinking
that the Allied invasion would occur at Calais
rather than Normandy?
Operation
Fortitude
Who were the 2 generals involved
in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Who were the 2 generals involved
in the Battle of Stalingrad?
German General
Frederich Paulus
Russian General
Georgi Zhukov
What did the Germans call
“The Battle of the Bulge”?
What did the Germans call
“The Battle of the Bulge”?
“Watch on the Rhine”
(Wacht am Rhein)
Which world leaders were present at
the Yalta summit in February 1945?
Which world leaders were present at
the Yalta summit in February 1945?
Winston Churchill, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin
In which city did the Germans sign an unconditional
surrender marking the end of the World War II in
Europe?
In which city did the Germans sign an unconditional
surrender marking the end of the World War II in
Europe?
Reims, France