Weapons
This German tank was used most in the invasion of Poland among other battles in Europe through WW2
What is the Panzer 1?
This person famously said in their speech "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 Winston Churchill
This famously was the incident that dragged the US into WW2
What was the Attack on Pearl Harbor
This was the anti-semitic leader of Germany during WW2
Who is Adolf Hitler
This was the main model of plane the British used during WW2
What is the Spitfire (Supermarine Spitfire)
This person famously said at a part of their speech "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Who was Theodore Roosevelt
This was the last major battle in Europe during WW2
What was the Battle of Berlin
This was the communist leader of the Soviet Union during WW2
Who was Joseph Stalin
This was the main service rifle of the US Military
What is the M1 Garand
This person wrote in their book from 1947 "The War as I Knew It" "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”
Who is George S. Patterson
This operation was the reason why the Allies were able to start fighting back against the Germans on the European mainland
What was Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy)
This was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WW2
Who is Winston Churchill
This was the name of the atom bomb that was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima
What was the "Little Boy"
This person said in their speech in Ottawa "I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity.”
Who is Dwight Eisenhower
What was the general term for the Germans plowing over France within about two weeks during WW2
The Battle of France (Fall of France)
This was the Emperor of Japan during WW2 who tried to take over most of eastern Asia
Who is Hirohito
This was the main service rifle for the German army during WW2
What is the Karabiner 98k
This person said in a letter to their son-in-law "I’ve had my fill of Hitler. These conferences called by a ringing of a bell are not to my liking; the bell is rung when people call their servants. And besides, what kind of conferences are these? For five hours I am forced to listen to a monologue which is quite fruitless and boring."
Who was Benito Mussolini
What was the name for the large air battle the UK and Germany were having during WW2 and it involved a whole lot of bombing
What was the Battle of Britain
This person was the last leader of the Third French Republic between the years of 1932-1940 before being over throne in the German invasion of France.
Who is Albert Lebrun