World War 2

Question 1

When was D-Day landings?

Answer 1

6th June 1944

Question 2

What is the name of the operation for D-day

Answer 2

Operation Overlord

Question 3

Where did the men in operation Overlord land?

Answer 3

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword

Question 4

When was Pearl Harbour?

Answer 4

7th December 1941

Question 5

When did America declare war on Japan?

Answer 5

8th December 1941

Question 6

When was the start and end of ww2?

Answer 6

From 1st September 1939 to 2 September 1945

Question 7

How long did it take Germany to invade France?

Answer 7

6 weeks

Question 8

What was the defence line meant to stop Germany entering France?

Answer 8

Maginot line

Question 9

Where did Germany break through the French defence?

Answer 9

Ardennes forest

Question 10

What were the key turning points of WW2?

Answer 10

Blitzkrieg, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Starlingrad, Pearl Harbour, D-Day landings

Question 11

What was the strategy in Blitzkrieg? (lightning war)

Answer 11

The strategy was for airplanes to identify weaknesses that can be easily conquered with tanks making the way. The whole unit would be continuossly communicating with each other.

Question 12

When did Germany start using Blitzkrieg?

Answer 12

September 1940

Question 13

What countries did Germany invade in WW2?

Answer 13

Belgium, France and the Netherlands

Question 14

What happened at Dunkirk

Answer 14

300,000 British soldiers were evacuated at Dunkirk beach back to England. This means that Britain can still fight in the war

Question 15

What sorts of boats evacuated the men at Dunkirk?

Answer 15

All boats - fishing boats, family boats, navy boats

Question 16

Why were the men at Dunkirk not finished off?

Answer 16

Hitler left the killing of the men at Dunkirk to his friend in the Luftwaffe, who could have ordered the tanks to finish the soldiers but waited to finish the soldiers off with planes

Question 17

What was the news reaction to the evacuation at Dunkirk?

Answer 17

Very positive to keep up morale - newspapers described the men as wanting to fight another day

However, later news went out that the bombing of Dunkirk was not as bad as it seems and that the men did not want to fight again

Question 18

When was the Dunkirk evacuation?

Answer 18

It started the 27th May 1940 and lasted around 3 or 4 days

Question 19

How many soldiers were left behind on other beaches and died or taken prisoner?

Answer 19

around 70,000 troops

Question 20

What was left behind on the beaches?

Answer 20

400,000 tons of supplies, 2500 guns, 76,000 tons of ammunition and lots of burned/ destroyed vehicles

Question 21

When was the battle of Britain

Answer 21

10July to 31st October 1940

Question 22

What happened in the Battle of Britain

Answer 22

Germany bombed London with bombers with aircrafts to protect them vs British aircrafts. England eventually won.

Question 23

What did Germany target in Battle of Britain?

Answer 23

airbases so that British planes couldn’t take off. They were near breaking point when Hitler ordered them to start targeting homes.

Question 24

What was the duration that the German planes could last in the air?

Answer 24

30 minutes, with 5 minutes to cross the channel

Question 25

how were German planes identified by the British at first

Answer 25

radio towers

Question 26

What was Hitler's plan to invade Germany?

Answer 26

Bomb airbases, Invade Britain via ships protected by Aircrafts, take over Britain. This would require a strong navy and aircraft bases in Calais

Question 27

When was Operation Barbarossa?

Answer 27

22nd June 1941 - 5th December 1941

Question 28

What strategy did the Germans use in operation Barbarossa?

Answer 28

Blitzkrieg to advance fast and encircle areas, which are then surrounded and invaded to move forward

Question 29

What strategy was used by the Russians in operation Barbarossa?

Answer 29

to fight and retreat, but to burn the ground when retreating so that Germans cannot use any of the ground temporarily

Question 30

Casualties in operation Barborassa

Answer 30

For Russia: 6 million wounded or captured, more than 800,000 soldiers died For Germany: around 800,000 casualties, with 200,000 killed

Question 31

Why did Germany not succeed in taking over Russia?

Answer 31

temperatures reached up to -40 degrees which would freeze tanks. Reinforcements were bought as a deal was made with Japan for peace, and a counterattack happened

Question 32

What did Germany do after failing to invade Moscow?

Answer 32

Germany attack Starlingrad, most likely because it is named after the leader of Russia and has loads of oil

Question 33

When was the battle of Starlingrad?

Answer 33

23 August 1942 - 2 Feubruary 1943

Question 34

What were the casualties in the battle of Starlingrad?

Answer 34

500,000 Germans, 650,000 Russians

Question 35

What were Hitler's order during the battle of Starlingrad?

Answer 35

Do not take 1 step backwards

Question 36

What were the implications of Pearl Harbour?

Answer 36

Pearl harbour involved America into the war

Question 37

Why did Japan attack Pearl harbour?

Answer 37

To consolidate its army and control over southeast Asia