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Notable People of WWII

Based on the description, name these famous figures from the second World War.
Quiz idea: DerMan4
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First submittedDecember 26, 2012
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Clue
Person
German Führer
Adolf Hitler
Girlfriend of the above
Eva Braun
British PM for most of the war
Winston Churchill
Supreme Allied commander
in Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
US President until 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
US President after that
Harry Truman
German "Desert Fox" general
Erwin Rommel
Soviet dictator
Joseph Stalin
Jewish diarist who hid in
an Amsterdam attic
Anne Frank
British hero of North Africa and
co-planner of D-Day
Bernard Montgomery
Most decorated Soviet general
Georgy Zhukov
Clue
Person
American general who returned
to the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leader of the Luftwaffe
Hermann Göring
Leader of the SS
Heinrich Himmler
German propaganda minister
Joseph Goebbels
Japanese emperor
Hirohito
Fascist leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini
Leader of the Free French forces
Charles de Gaulle
American general called
"Old Blood and Guts"
George S. Patton
Japanese PM who ordered the
Pearl Harbor attack
Hideki Tōjō
British PM who signed the
Munich agreement
Neville Chamberlain
Ozchris
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Level 33
Jan 31, 2013
Great quiz. Though of course, in reality the western front was pretty much just a sideshow. The eastern front was where it was at. For instance, more Germans dies in one battle (Stalingrad) than in the entire western campaign.
clr231
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Level 61
Jan 31, 2013
Pretty sure the British, French, Belgians, Dutch, etc would disagree with you about it being a "sideshow".
bradleyswissman
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Level 10
Feb 10, 2014
thecoolestdude2 maybe you'd be cool if you learned about the incredible anti-nazi efforts of the Dutch resistance that aided the downfall of the Nazi regime and prevented thousands of Jews from being murdered.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Oct 7, 2014
If this isn't enough World War trivia for you: World Leaders of the World Wars
burtviile
+3
Level 90
Aug 9, 2015
From the documentaries I have viewed I know that Klink and Schultz never wanted to go to the Eastern Front.
PrinceEric
+2
Level 56
Mar 14, 2016
Very, very important documentaries.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Dec 22, 2019
Verdy, verdy interesting...
milk
+23
Level 37
Jan 31, 2013
no offense, but that was a stupid comment. There is no "sideshow" in war.
What
+1
Level 27
Jan 31, 2013
If you just go after winning a war, than you might not be wrong. But its impact on our contemporary society is for sure also due to the Western campaign.
thecoolestdude2
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Level 68
Dec 24, 2013
Well, once the Cold War started, the Western Powers pretty much downplayed everything that Russia did in the War, since they were our enemies now.
zthenark
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Level 39
Dec 26, 2013
Wow, what a ridiculous and completely incorrect oversimplification of the war
bradleyswissman
+1
Level 10
Feb 10, 2014
Amen
CenturioAnglicorum
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Level 51
Apr 3, 2014
The point is, that without the western-front, the Nazis would probably have destroyed the Soviet Union. The USSR, you must remember, had only just gone through their industrial revolution with Stalin's Five Year Plans, and only won the war on sheer numbers. The western-front was important enough to split the German forces and gave the USSR the advantage.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Aug 5, 2015
Replaced Omar Bradley with Georgy Zhukov to lessen the imbalance.
McLerristarr
+3
Level 62
Apr 29, 2016
Por que no los dos?
AllenY
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Level 69
Mar 12, 2016
Depends on POV. A sideshow in terms of whether or not the Nazis won? Yes, perhaps. A sideshow in terms of the balance of power in Europe afterwards? Most certainly not. But I do agree; after the Stalingrad, Kursk sort of period, the Nazis didn't have a chance. (well, apart from through developing nukes or allying the Allies or something equally off-kilter)
DwigtSchrute
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Level 53
May 25, 2017
Why is there a trend that tells that the Allmighty Soviets and only them defeted the vile Nazi scum, while the Allies did nothing and even let them try to destroy the precious holy Motherland?
Tregog
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Level 32
Mar 21, 2022
Because the allies didnt do nearly as much as they take credit for. Don't get me wrong, Free France, Resistance fighters across the mainland of Europe, Britain, etc. 's efforts are the reason for victory. But the Soviets were completely disregarded when the Eastern front killed 86 (Or maybe it was 76, I forget) % of German soldiers who died in WWII? Did they win by numbers? Sure. Would we have won without the Eastern front? Probably not. Spain had sent volunteers to Germany during operation Barbarossa and would probably have joined on the axis side given enough time for its economy and people to recover from the civil war, Dday becomes impossible without the Soviets in the east, German and Italian forces probably continue to hold large sums of Africa and eventually defeat the allies there, Other countries such as Sweden may be invaded for resources such as Tungsten which was crucial to make tanks artillery and such. The Lapland war probably never happens with a germo-finnish border etc
fitheach
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Level 59
Mar 17, 2020
It wasn't about one front being completely unconnected from the other front. The British and Americans supplied huge amounts of materiel to the Soviets (the USSR had Spitfires for example). And action in North Africa, Italy, the Balkans, and the threat of invasion from Britain into France kept a lot of German forces tied down that could otherwise have been used on the Eastern Front.

That's not to say that the Soviet Union suffered far more casualties than the western allies, that can't be disputed.

JackintheBox
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Level 79
May 2, 2020
Of course, not.
PatrickCristiano
+2
Level 65
Jan 31, 2013
You misspelled Philippines.
Greenland
+3
Level 48
Mar 11, 2016
Any right thinking person would
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 1, 2020
Finally fixed.
Halebopp
+4
Level 58
Sep 14, 2015
Ha, I guessed 17 names before even looking at the hints. :D
Thorvald
+6
Level 69
Mar 12, 2016
"Notable" people included a girl who wrote a diary but not the guys who broke the Enigma code or the most successful sniper in the history...
PatoPotato
+6
Level 52
Apr 16, 2016
But one of the biggest selling books of all time
DonTheLamplighter
+10
Level 84
Apr 5, 2017
I was anticipating seeing Zaitsev (sp?) too, but c'mon, Anne Frank is easily one of the most notable figures from WWII. Victims are no less notable than combatants.

And other than Alan Turing, I think most people would be hard-pressed to name any single individual involved with cracking the Enigma code, especially since the ones who laid the whole foundation for that are nameless Poles.

TinklePork
+1
Level 62
Jan 8, 2018
All the more reason to learn their names. If nobody currently knows who they are, then maybe they we're doing them an injustice by forgetting about them. I agree with Thorvald; making some girl who wrote a diary famous while ignoring people who actually impacted the outcome of the war represents misguided admiration.
amm14
+8
Level 66
Mar 21, 2019
This is a quiz of well-known people from WWII, not a rewriting of the history of that war that emphasizes the people you consider the most important. And Anne Frank is important not just because of the literary merits of her diary but because her recounting is one of the main touchstones in the popular imagination for the horrors committed by the Nazis, which, in turn, contributed to the striking cultural changes observed in the West after the war.
wielblad
+2
Level 66
Mar 18, 2021
They're not nameless; you just don't know them. They were Marian Rejewski, who is the best known, Henryk Zygalski and Jerzy Różycki.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Mar 17, 2020
There are many sides to war, and Anne Frank's diary is the best resource many people, especially young people, have to understand what Jews in hiding actually went through. I don't think it's worthwhile to rate one person's importance vs. another's in this context, but certainly Anne Frank is important.
HeyItsMeJJ
+1
Level 60
Jun 4, 2021
As a Jew, I 100% agree. It is an excellent source for everyone, especially kids, to learn how awful the Holocaust was.
PrinceEric
+4
Level 56
Mar 14, 2016
I was getting upset that it wasn't accepting Hermann Hesse. Then I realized that Hesse was not a Nazi, he was a poet and author who wrote the story about the Buddha... So, again, NOT a Nazi.
MrZiggy49
+2
Level 69
Nov 11, 2018
Rudolf Hess?
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Dec 22, 2019
To quote the great Yosemite Sam, he was a Hessian without no aggression.
PatoPotato
+2
Level 52
Apr 16, 2016
I'm better at the European frontier rather than the Pacific
McCoy
+1
Level 62
Apr 19, 2016
You should add Stauffenberg. "Google" him or watch the movie Valkyrie (?) with Tom Cruise. He is more notable than Anne Frank. He tried to kill Hitler and not only wrote a diary (I hope this doesn't start any discussion). I agree with Thorvald before - you should add people which really have tried to or did change something in history.
joeythelemur
+11
Level 84
Sep 23, 2016
notable - 1. worthy of attention or notice

I understand the desire to suggest other notable people, but there is no question that Anne Frank is a "notable" person from WWII. I'm not sure why everyone wants to "rank" these answers and nitpick why the author should have included someone other than who they chose. Feel free to create your own quiz!

hellodrew
+1
Level 65
Jan 5, 2017
Well said!
QRU
+2
Level 74
Aug 13, 2019
There were a lot of people who almost killed Hitler and the Valkyrie movie is a travestie. Hollywood misrepresenting history to a creepy degree.
McLerristarr
+2
Level 62
Apr 29, 2016
Eva Braun was Hitler's wife, and I'd say she's more famous for the fact that they were married than they were dating before that.
MassLumpBlockClod
+1
Level 83
Oct 31, 2022
I believe they only got married on the last day of their lives, so any "notability" she gained was before that. However, I think the real issue is whether her impact on the war is really on par with most of the others on here.
Dimby
+1
Level 77
Sep 11, 2023
Eva Braun was briefly Hitler's wife... And very briefly his widow!
divantilya
+8
Level 37
May 31, 2017
Isn't it ironic that so many of you want to cast aside the writings of a young girl, whose diary gave us insight as to what it was like to hide

from the Nazis (especially after realizing that she died only weeks

before the liberation of her concentration camp), are upset that Braun is referred to as Hitler's girlfriend, rather than wife though

they were married for, what 15 minutes? Where, oh where are

our priorities?

HeyItsMeJJ
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Level 60
Jun 4, 2021
Oh my. I agree that Anne Frank should stay, but think about what you wrote. Now look at this: "Why are people mad that Anne Frank was written as a girl who went to the Montessori School? She was in hiding for only 2 years." Marrying Hitler was what Eva Braun was famous for, even if it was only for a little amount of time.
Roberto65
+5
Level 28
Jul 8, 2017
its just a quiz. Anne Franks diary was very important. It allowed reflection. Lessons hopefully learned, though I don't think so.
divantilya
+3
Level 37
Dec 11, 2017
Sadly, you are right. We are doomed to repeat the errors of history because we are too stubborn and haughty to learn from it.
mrnafe
+1
Level 82
Mar 21, 2018
I always find Zhukov a bugger to spell
Cooldrive
+1
Level 63
May 5, 2018
Say "Shukov," then replace the "S" with "Z."
fitheach
+1
Level 59
May 8, 2021
What if you find Shukov a bugger to spell...? What even is a Shukov?
JoanSR
+2
Level 74
Jul 5, 2018
suggestions: Yamamoto, Petain, Donitz, and, why not, Turing.
MalyJacus
+1
Level 55
May 3, 2022
Why Turing? What did he do that was special?
cuzpro123
+1
Level 28
Jan 26, 2023
He and a team of mathematicians invented a code-breaking machine called the bombe, it was used to break the german enigma codes that sent info about the u-boots and other german offensives during the early stages of ww2, before the bombes invention, countless people had tried to break the enigma code and failed. The bombe was a impossible invention that took a huge part of helping the allies win the war, now that almost all of the german plans and position had been leaked, the british could be more carefull and avoid german traps and ambushes, so if turning didnt exist in 1939, the war would probaly be lost or many countless lives would be lost
thathistorybuff
+1
Level 23
Jun 20, 2023
allen turing was the person who had broken the enigma code with other people
LincolnIsTheBestOne
+2
Level 63
Mar 12, 2019
Got them all with 2:37 remaining at 7:36:06 PM on March 12, 2019. I have studied World War 2 history for a long time, so it wasn't terribly hard.
otissaroke
+1
Level 32
Mar 21, 2019
17/21
CardinalSin
+1
Level 77
Dec 2, 2019
If my memory serves me correctly, Eisenhower only entered the war around 1942. Who was supreme commander of the Allies in Europe before that?
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Dec 22, 2019
What was the point of having one before then?
howard38
+3
Level 61
Mar 17, 2020
Eisenhower wasn't named supreme commander until the end of 1943. before then the position didn't exist.
Nathaniel
+5
Level 74
Mar 17, 2020
interesting how few people know hideki tojo, although he was pm of one of the axis countries, but everyone seems to know irrelevant people like eva braun and that patton dude, whoever he might be
Arp2600
+4
Level 86
Mar 17, 2020
Well, if you don't know about Patton, you really should question your historical (and even general) knowledge. I hope you were joking...
JWatson24
+4
Level 71
Mar 17, 2020
He's got a point. General Patton is famous true, but Eva Braun is only known for being Hitler's wife, not for contributing anything to the war. Also, the War in the Pacific lacks coverage, both on this quiz and in Western history books/pop culture. I'd even suggest adding a Chinese name to the quiz just to recognize the enormous role they played in fighting the Japanese.
EvanAviator
+4
Level 59
Nov 11, 2020
i am forever cursed because Hitler's wife's name was Eva Braun and my name is Evan Browne
HeyItsMeJJ
+1
Level 60
Jun 4, 2021
Oh no...
HendogJP
+2
Level 59
Dec 16, 2020
Mr. Mustache man is at 100% among all quiz takers still. Lets hope it stays that way.
stayc0tt
+2
Level 46
Feb 24, 2021
Would have been nice if you included the USA's most decorated hero--Audie Murphy.
HeyItsMeJJ
+3
Level 60
Jun 4, 2021
I think they included more than enough Americans in this quiz...
MalyJacus
+5
Level 55
May 3, 2022
Easy and too American-centric. Needs more than just Italy and Stalin+Zhukov.
cmr0
+1
Level 70
Sep 12, 2022
True. Jetpunk is not even an american site, it's more international
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 56
Mar 8, 2024
Well, the US was one of the most important countries. But I agree that there needs to be more questions about the USSR and Italy.
JohnnyYeet
+1
Level 57
Nov 27, 2022
Showa for Hirohito?
cuzpro123
+1
Level 28
Jan 26, 2023
im almost 100 percent sure that hitler proposed to eva braun like 2 days before he shot himself
hahaha4315
+1
Level 61
Jan 19, 2024
They were married 40 hours before they died
Silverman
+1
Level 39
Jan 9, 2024
"Meyer" should work for Goring, according to his own quote about the Ruhrgebiet being safe from bombing
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