BATTLES
What 1944 battle was part of D-Day as Americans landed on the French beaches?
Battle of Normandy
What position did FDR hold?
President of the United States
Which operation caused the USSR to join the Allies?
What Chinese city was the site of a brutal massacre committed by Japanese forces in 1937-1938?
Nanjing
"My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour.
I believe it is peace for our time...
Go home and get a nice quiet sleep."
Neville Chamberlain
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the largest battle tank in history that took place in modern day Ukraine, 1943?
Battle of Kursk
Who was nicknamed "The Desert Fox"
Erwin Rommel
Which airborne operation that took place in the Netherlands was the largest of the war?
Operation Market Garden
What German city hosted the trials of major war criminals after the end of WW2?
Nuremberg
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”
George S. Patton
What was the last major German offensive of the Western Front?
Battle of the Bulge
What position did Stalin hold within the USSR?
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the German plan to eliminate the German high command, disarm the SS, and take control of German cities, with the ultimate goal of signing a peace treaty with the Allies?
Operation Valkyrie
What German city was renamed to Kaliningrad and became part of the USSR after WW2?
Königsberg
"Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I'll conquer the world"
Douglas MacArthur
What 1940 battle forced the British to evacuate mainland Europe?
Battle of Dunkirk
Who held the title of Marshal of Finland, leading Finland during the Winter and Continuation Wars?
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
What was the British military mission to China after Pearl Harbor to aid the Chinese Nationalist Army against Japan?
Mission 204 or Tulip Force
The Battle of Stalingrad was fought in this present-day Russian city
Volgograd
“Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?”
Erwin Rommel
What was the first battle of WW2?
Battle of Westerplatte
What award did Germany present Charles Lindbergh in 1938?
Service Cross of the German Eagle
What was the Finish covert operation to militarize the Åland islands?
Operation Kilpapurjehdus or Regatta
What was the de facto capital of the Italian Social Republic?
Milan
“The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand.”
Isoroku Yamamoto