What was the name given to troops captured during war?
200
Darwin, Cairns and Port Hedland
Where in Australia was targeted by the Japanese?
200
Battle of Stalingrad
What was the name of one of the most 'bloodiest' battles in history?
OR
What was the name of the battle between Germany and Russia in the city of Stalingrad?
200
August 6 and 9, 1945
When were the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
300
Benito mussolini
Who was the dictator of Italy?
300
Changi
What was the name of the main prisoner camp in Singapore?
300
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
What was the name given to the local people of Papua who navigated jungle and carried wounded soldiers?
300
June 6, 1944
When did the invasion of Normandy take place?
300
Operation Overlord
What was the code name given to the invasion of Normandy to free France from German rule?
400
Auschwitz
What was the name of one of the most famous concentration camps in WWII?
400
February 1942
When did British troops surrender to Japan in Singapore?
400
Kokoda Trail
What was the name of track that Australians fought the Japanese in Papua New Guinea?
400
Battle of the Bulge
What was the name given to Germany's last major offensive attack on the Allied Forces?
400
April 30, 1945
When did Hitler commit suicide?
500
Hitler invades Poland
What was the last event that ignited the start of WWII?
500
Manchuria, Burma, French Indochina, Malaya and Singapore
Which countries did Japan take control of leading up to and during WWII?
500
Approximately 22,000 Australians
How many Australians were captured by the Japanese as Prisoners of War?
500
An unsuccessful Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands between 17-25 September 1944
What was Operation Market Garden?
500
May 7, 1945
When did Germany unconditionally surrender to the Allies?