Allies
“Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were nicknames for what?
Atomic bombs
After World War I, France built the Maginot Line, a string of border fortifications considered impenetrable. How did the German army overcome the Maginot Line in World War II?
Went around it
German tank commander who was nicknamed "The Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel
What day did the Germans invade Poland?
September 1, 1939
Which country suffered the most military deaths, by far, during World War II?
Soviet Union
Which fortuitous circumstance helped reduce U.S. losses at Pearl Harbor?
No American aircraft carriers were in port
The German military operation code-named Walküre (“Valkyrie”) hoped to assassinate which leader?
Adolf Hitler
The most well known British General of World War 2, second to Dwight D. Eisenhower who first proposed Operation Market Garden.
Bernard Montgomery
What day was Pearl Harbor Attacked?
December 7, 1941
Which city was the site of a 900-day siege during World War II?
Leningrad
What was the name of the Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War?
Operation Torch
What was the name of the German cipher device used to decode encrypted messages?
Enigma Machine
What German general was an early pioneer and advocate for 'blitzkrieg' before the war?
Heinz Guderian
June 6, 1944
Referring to a desperate maneuver used to sink Allied ships, kamikaze literally means what?
Divine wind
Which language was used by the U.S. military to encode messages that were never deciphered by the enemy during World War II?
Navajo
What was the name of the German plan to invade the British mainland?
Operation Sea Lion
American General Anthony C. McAuliffe famously responded “NUTS!” when asked to surrender during which battle?
On which days were the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?
August 6, 1945, Hiroshima
August 9, 1945 Nagasaki
Who was Hitler's second in command who famously fly solo to Scotland to attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from World War II?
Rudolf Hess
What was the Order Number given by Stalin that famously said "No step back!"
Order 227
Blitzkrieg is a term used to describe a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift, focused blow at an enemy , but what does it literally mean?
Lightning war
What two American Generals designed their own military uniforms?
Douglas MacArthur
George S. Patton
What day was Paris liberated from German occupation?
August 25, 1944
When told that a Soviet spy inside the Luftwaffe warned the Soviet Union, Stalin responded by saying what?
Tell your 'source' to go f@#k his mother.