Dates
On this date, Hitler attacked Poland and World War Two began.
What is September, 1939?
In 1938, a conference between Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier, and Chamberlain took place in this city.
What is Munich?
England's Air Chief Marshall, famous for his radar system which allowed Britain to stave off a German land invasion.
Who is Sir Hugh Dowding?
This serpentine concrete bunker was built by the French during the lead up to World War II.
What is the Maginot Line?
These are the three "legs" of the Treaty of Versailles
What are:
1) Disarmament
2) Reparations
3) Demilitarization of the Rhineland
The Berlin Olympics took place in this year.
What is 1936?
This country stood up to the Soviet Union for over three months during the "Phoney War" period.
What is Finland?
This German officer is known as the "Desert Fox."
Who is Erwin Rommel?
These are four of the most well known aircraft used during the Battle of Britain (two German and two English).
What are the:
1) Junker Ju
2) Messerschmitt Bf 109
3) Hurricane
4) Spitfire
This pact was made in August of 1939 between the Germans and Russians.
What is the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
The Treaty of Versailles was settled in this year.
What is 1919?
This English estate became the headquarters for the Dowding System.
What is Bentley Priory?
The Russian ambassador in Germany during World War II.
Who is Molotov?
The Dowding System was comprised of these 5 major stopping points before the warning of an incoming German raid would reach an air base.
What are the:
1) Radar towers (Chain Home/Low)
2) Observation Corp
3) Bentley Priory (Filter Room/Fighter OP Command)
4) Group Ops Room
5) Sector Ops Room
In his speech after the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler appealed to what as his judge?
What is history?
Benito Mussolini declares war on Britain & France on this date.
What is June, 1940?
This city in the Egyptian desert was captured by British troops in January of 1941.
What is Tobruk?
This man was the naval officer in charge of the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Who is Admiral Bertram Home Ramsay?
Approximately this number of ships participated in the mass Dunkirk evacuation.
What is ~1,000?
What is the war guilt clause?
What is 1931?
These three cities were the targets of Hitler's campaign into Russia.
What is Moscow, Leningrad, and Stalingrad?
The writer of this opinion regarding the Berlin Olympics: "The Olympic Games belong to the athletes, not to the politicians."
Who is Avery Brundage?
This British tank, nicknamed "the Queen of the Desert," was used to great effect during the early stages of World War II in the African desert.
What is the Matilda II?
This U.S. foreign policy stance, announced in 1932, stated that U.S. would not recognize any territorial changes or agreements Japan made in China through aggression, specifically after Japan invaded Manchuria.
What is the Stimson Doctrine?