He was first Supreme Commander of all American Armed Forces in Europe and later Supreme Commander of all Allied Forces in Europe
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
100
It was the largest amphibious invasion in history and began the Battle for France.
What is D-Day Normandy?
100
What physical features dominate the central part of Italy?
What are mountains?
100
September 1 1939
What is the German invasion of Poland? or Beginning of WWII in Europe?
100
Series of fortifications built along a 3000 mile front in Europe by the Nazis to defend against Allied attack.
What is the Atlantic Wall (also accept Fortress Europe)?
200
He served as commander of the German forces in North Africa and was known as the Desert Fox.
Who was Erwin Rommel?
200
The first time the US military fought the German army in North Africa they were defeated at this pass.
What is the Kassarine Pass?
200
This body of water separates North Africa from Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
May 8, 1945
What is V.E. Day?
200
These planes, used first by the Germans in their blitzkrieg operations were equipped with sirens to strike fear in their opponents.
What were dive bombers?
300
This US general made a name for himself in North Africa but faced public disapproval after slapping a soldier suffering from battle fatigue.
Who was George Patton?
300
Hitler believed he could launch a major offensive through the Ardennes Forest in December 1944 and force the Allied Forces to come to a peace settlement.
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
300
This body of water separates England from France.
What is the English Channel?
300
May 10, 1940
What is the German invasion of France?
300
This nations army often sent troops into battle without a weapon instructing them to pick up one on the battlefield after someone was killed.
What is the Soviet Union?
400
This general never served in Europe but was in overall command of all American military forces during World War II.
Who is George Marshall?
400
This battle occurred in a Soviet city named for its dictator - it devolved into desperate street fighting with snipers playing a major role.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
400
This area in southern Belgium was very hilly and covered in trees and seen as impassable for armies although the Germans attacked through the area twice.
What is the Ardennes Forest?
400
June 22, 1941
What is the German invasion of the USSR? or Beginning of Operation Barbarossa?
400
This type of landing craft was used by the Allies in their amphibious invasions (the ramp came down and the men inside stormed the beaches).
What is a Higgins boat or LCVP?
500
This British general first had success in North Africa at the Battle of El Alamein and later commanded British forces in France, the Netherlands and Germany.
Who is Bernard Montgomery?
500
This battle in the Soviet Union turned into a siege in which over a million civilians died, many of starvation.
What is the Battle of Leningrad?
500
This river was a major obstacle during the Allied invasion of Germany and was finally crossed when the U.S. seized the bridge at Remagen.
What is the Rhine River?
500
December 16, 1944
What is the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge?
500
General George Patton believed he had served with this ancient general in a previous life in North Africa