Technology
Name this flying rocket which bombed London later in the war. It was one of the Wunderwaffe.
What is the V-2?
Name this Soviet general who liberated the Soviets at Stalingrad
Who is General Zhukov?
Name this beach in Normandy where the fighting was most ferocious
What is Omaha beach?
What are the names of the two Atomic bombs?
What are fat man and little boy?
The landings at Anzio were during this campaign
What is the Italian campaign?
Name this heavy bomber of the USAF and flew out of England to bomb industrial targets in Europe. It flew out of the 8th air force and was known as the "flying fortress". Some say it was the best plane of the war
What is the B-17?
Name the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack
Who is Admiral Yamamoto?
Name this first raid on Japan in which Jimmy Doolittle led B-25s off the carrier Hornet to bomb Tokyo
What is the Doolittle Raid?
Name the two planes that dropped the Atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is the Bockscar and the Enola Gay?
Name the government of Germany between WW1 and 2 during the twenties
What is the Weimar Republic?
Name the heavy tank of the German army which was introduced late in the war and could shoot through one Sherman and hit the other. It used the 88mm and probably would've changed the outcome of the war if there were more. It is named for a type of big cat
What is the Panther?
Name this American general of the army and Marines in the Pacific and was famous for his idea of "island hopping". He also led men at Chosin reservoir during the Korean war.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
Name this house and command center of Hitler during WW2. It is located in Berchtesgaden and was built for Hitler's 50 birthday in 1939. The 101st airborne captured it in 1945
What is the Eagles nest, or in German, Kehlsteinhaus?
Name this operation which was the largest Airborne assault ever. Three divisions took part but the operation was considered "a bridge to far". The two American divisions captured their objectives but the British at Arnhem failed.
What is Operation Market Garden?
Name this conflict between the Finnish and the Soviets which only lasted for 3 months.
What is the Winter war?
Name this British biplane torpedo bomber which sunk the Bismark and the Italian Mediterranean fleet at Taranto
What is the Swordfish?
Name this man who was an early advocate for the Blitzkrieg tactic and was Hitler's favorite Panzer general
Who is Heinz Guderian
What does ANZAC stand for?
What is Australian and New Zealand army corps?
Name this line of German defense on the Rhine which opposed the French Maginot line
What is the Siegfried line?
Who was the commander of the Luftwaffe during WW2?
Who is Goering?
This aircraft was American built and was made for ground strafing, tank busting, or bombing raids at low altitudes with its 37mm cannon and bombs. The aircraft didn't suit its role in the USAF and the RAF, which received it on the lend lease plan absolutely hated it. They then went to the Soviets where it became a favorite with pilots. the top Soviet and allied ace, Aleksandr I. Pokryshkin , scored 48 out of his 59 air victories with it. It proved very effective on the steppes of the east. It is often known as the most underrated aircraft of WW2
What is the P-39 Aerocobra?
Who was captain of PT-109?(He became a future president)
Who is JFK?
Name this Finnish sniper who had over 500 confirmed kills in just a three month period. He only used iron sights and was known as "White Death".
Who is Simo Häyhä?
In this Battle the Japanese captured this colony of the English by coming in by land from behind while the U.K. suspected a sea attack. It is one of the worst defeats in England's history.
What is the battle for Singapore?
What was the name of the German airborne group?
What is the Fallschirmjäger?