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This prime minister took charge of the United Kingdom after Neville Chamberlain resigned in 1940
Who is Winston Churcill
This was the 1940 air battle between the RAF and Luftwaffe over Britain
What is the Battle of Britain
This American Submachine gun is famously associated with gangsters, and was also widely used by U.S. forces in WWII
What is the Thompson Submachine Gun (or “Tommy Gun”)
This American medium tank was the most widely produced and distributed allied tanks of wwii.
What is the M4 Sherman
This European nation situated in the Mediterranean was one of Germany’s closest allies in the Axis powers before signing an armistice with the Allies in 1943.
What is Italy
When FDR died in April 1945, this man succeeded him as president
Who is Harry S. Truman
This attack was famously described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a ‘date which will live in infamy.’
What is the Attack on Pearl harbor
Several countries used bolt action rifles as their main infantry rifle. For the Soviets, it was this
What is the Mosin-Nagant
This fighter plane was the most common aircraft in the Japanese Navy.
What is the Zero
During D-Day on June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on five Normandy beaches as part of the invasion of France. Along with the United States and Britain, this nation landed troops on the beaches.
What is Canada
This man was one of the most prominent generals in the British military, leading their forces in battles such as El Alamein and Normandy
Who is General Bernard Montgomery
The last major German offensive on the western front, taking place in Belgium
What is the Battle of the Bulge
This American automatic rifle, designed by John Browning, fired the .30-06 cartridge and was used by American troops during both World Wars
What is the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R.)
This Soviet tank was equipped with a 76mm cannon early in the war, and was later upgraded to an 85mm cannon
What is the T-34
This British colony was where British and Commonwealth forces halted the Japanese advance into South Asia during the battles of Imphal and Kohima in 1944.
What is India?
This man was the prime minister of Japan who strongly advocated for war with the U.S.
Who is Hideki Tojo
The battle that destroyed most of the Japanese fleet
What is the Battle of Midway
This gun was the very first assault rifle ever invented
What is the SturmGewehr-44 (STG-44)
This German tank destroyer weighed about 70 tons, making it the heaviest operational armored fighting vehicle produced during the war.
What is the JagdTiger
This Central European country, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, later became one of Germany’s closest allies in the Axis Powers.
What is Hungary
The famous Female Russian Sniper who racked up tons of kills by the end of her career
Who is Lyudmila Pavlichenko
The Canadian nighttime offensive against the German army on Verrieres Ridge in Normandy
What is Operation Totalize
This gun was the main bolt action rifle used by Italian troops in the conflict
What is the Carcano M1891
While the United States was famous for the B-17 Flying Fortress, this became Britain’s principal heavy bomber from 1942 onward and remained in service through the end of the war.
What is the Avro Lancaster
This nation joined the Axis and participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union, but switched sides in 1944 as Soviet forces advanced into its territory.
What is Romania