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Who was the commander of the Afrika Korps, a German tank division in North Africa?
A) Erich von Manstein
B) Heinrich Himmler
C) Erwin Rommel
D) Karl Dönitz
Which of the following cities was one of the two targets for the atomic bombings by the United States?
A) Kyoto
B) Hiroshima
C) Osaka
D) Sapporo
What was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II?
A) Battle of the Bulge
B) Battle of Kursk
C) Siege of Leningrad
D) Operation Typhoon
What was the name of the peace treaty signed between Japan and the Allies in 1951?
A) Treaty of Versailles
B) Potsdam Declaration
C) Treaty of San Francisco
D) Yalta Agreement
Which of these countries remained neutral throughout WWII?
A) Italy
B) Spain
C) Greece
D) Romania
Which German general was known as the "Desert Fox" due to his campaigns in North Africa?
A) Gerd von Rundstedt
B) Heinz Guderian
C) Friedrich Paulus
D) Erwin Rommel
Which country was the first to declare war on Germany in WWII?
A) United States
B) France
C) Poland
D) United Kingdom
Which of the following conferences involved the leaders of the United States, the UK, and the Soviet Union discussing post-war Europe?
A) Yalta Conference
B) Munich Conference
C) Tehran Conference
D) Berlin Conference
Who was the commander of the Afrika Korps, a German tank division in North Africa?
A) Erich von Manstein
B) Heinrich Himmler
C) Erwin Rommel
D) Karl Dönitz
What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sealion
B) Operation Valkyrie
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Weserübung
Which 1942 battle marked the first major defeat of Hitler's land forces?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Battle of Moscow
C) Battle of El Alamein
D) Battle of Stalingrad
Which U.S. General famously said, "I shall return" after leaving the Philippines?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Omar Bradley
C) George Patton
D) Douglas MacArthur
Who was the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe?
A) Bernard Montgomery
B) George S. Patton
C) Douglas MacArthur
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which World War II battle is often referred to as the "last great German offensive"?
A) Battle of Kursk
B) Battle of the Bulge
C) Battle of Berlin
D) Siege of Leningrad
Which crucial battle was fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in the winter of 1939-1940?
A) Siege of Leningrad
B) Battle of Narva
C) Winter War
D) Continuation War
Which concentration camp was the first to be liberated by Allied forces?
A) Auschwitz
B) Majdanek
C) Bergen-Belsen
D) Dachau
What was the codename for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union?
A) Operation Sea Lion
B) Operation Weserübung
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Valkyrie
What was the main objective of Germany's Operation Sea Lion?
A) Capture Moscow
B) Invade Britain
C) Secure North Africa
D) Break the Atlantic blockade
Which battle, fought in North Africa, marked a turning point in the war and the beginning of the decline for Axis forces in the region?
A) Battle of Gazala
B) First Battle of El Alamein
C) Battle of Kasserine Pass
D) Second Battle of El Alamein
Who commanded the American Third Army, which rapidly advanced through France in 1944?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Bernard Montgomery
C) Omar Bradley
D) George S. Patton
