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WW2 Trivia

Weird facts about WW2 you might not have known - enjoy!
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Last updated: May 14, 2023
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The name of the German general who commanded the 20th Mountain Army
Eduard Dietl
Wehrmacht Major who worked closely with Austrian resistance and died fighting alongside American troops at Castle Itter
Josef 'Sepp' Gangl
The name of the massacre in which nearly 22,000 Polish officers were executed by the NKVD
Katyn
The word used to describe the ‘pure’ German race by the Nazis
Aryan
The name of the battle fought between 2nd February and 10th August 1944 on the Eastern front
Narva
What was the operational codename for the Normandy aquatic landings
Neptune
The name of a famous German cipher machine
Enigma machine
The largest armoured battle of all time
Kursk
The invasion of this country is often called the September Campaign
Poland
A major battle of World War II that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943
Stalingrad
The name of the operation more commonly known as ‘The Dambusters’
Chastise
The number of Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at Midway
4
Appointed the head of the Luftwaffe in 1935
Hermann Goering
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What did the above create in 1933
Gestapo
With the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history, the fall of this country was labelled as the "worst disaster" in British military history
Singapore
This country was awarded the George Cross in 1943 for bravery and endurance
Malta
The name of the Japanese emperor in WW2
Hirohito
The name of the plane that dropped 'Fat Man' on Nagasaki
Bock's Car
The nickname for British special operations units that were officially known as the Long Range Penetration Groups
Chindits
US general that was selected for the first modern pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics
George Patton
The main rifle used by the German army
K98
The first German fatality of the war was killed by a soldier from this country
Japan
Only 20% of the men born in this country during 1923 survived the war
Soviet Union
The last Japanese soldier to surrender did it in this year
1974
Norwegian commandos destroyed a plant that produced this, preventing Germany from making plutonium (used in nuclear weapons)
Heavy water
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