Home Front
Where was the Home Front?
England/ UK
What is the name given to the day of the Anglo-American Invasion of France?
D-Day
What was the name of the German Invasion of Russia?
Operation Barbarossa
Where did Japan attack in order to bring the USA into WWII?
Pearl Harbour
List 3 countries that the 'Desert War Occurred in
Any 3 of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan
What does AA stand for?
Anti Aircraft (gun)
Where was the Allied Army evacuated from in 1940?
Dunkirk
What was the most common Russian tank type during WWII
T-34/76 or T34/85
What weapon ended WWII?
The Atomic Bombs
What was the name of the German General in command of the Afrika Korps?
Erwin Rommel
When was 'Black Saturday'
7 September 1940
What was the name given to the French Puppet Government?
The Vichy French
What was the name given to the Russo-Finnish war of 1939/40
The Winter War
Where did Japan sink the British warships Prince of Wales and Repulse?
Singapore
What small British Island colony in the central Mediterranean was key to Allied shipping to Alexandria?
Malta
Name one German and one British Aircraft from the Battle of Britain
Spitfire, Hurricane, Whitely, Messerschmitt 109 or 110, Heinkel 111 or any other acceptable answer
Was the name given to the French Defensive line on its German Border?
The Maginot Line
What river flows through the city of Stalingrad in Russia?
The Volga
What major country was Japan at war with during the Second Sino-Japanese War
China
What was the name of the British General most well known for leading the British Eighth Army in North Africa?
Bernard Montgomery
What was the name of the planned German Invasion of Britain?
Operation Sealion
How many days elapsed between the German Invasion of France and the Dunkirk Evacuations? Margin of 3 days allowed
16
What month did the German Invasion of Russia occur?
June
What was the name given to the Eastern Himalayan Mountains by Allied pilots flying supplies to China?
The Hump
What does LRDG stand for?
Long Range Desert Group