Statistics for World War 2 Officers and Commanders - General Knowledge

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who returned from leave to orchestrate the defence of Normandy?	Erwin Rommel	80%
Only one man held the rank of Reichsmarschall (Marshal of the Reich) during World War 2. Who was he?	Hermann Göring	65%
Which US Admiral led American forces in the Battle of Midway?	Chester W. Nimitz	45%
Which RAF Officer was known by the nickname "Bomber" or "Butcher"?	Arthur Harris	35%
Grand Admiral of the Kriegsmarine from 1939 until 1943, when Karl Dönitz succeeded him.	Erich Raeder	35%
Marshal of Poland when Germany invaded in 1939.	Edward Rydz-Śmigły	25%
Marshal of Romania for most of World War 2.	Ion Antonescu	25%
Commander of Soviet forces in the battle of Stalingrad, later Marshal of the Soviet Union.	Vasily Chuikov	25%
The first commander of the British 7th Armoured Division (later known as the Desert Rats), responsible for unique vehicle designs known as "Funnies".	Percy Hobart	15%
Commander of the 6th Panzer Army, which spearheaded the German attack in Wacht am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge).	Sepp Dietrich	15%
This German general led the XII Army during the Battle of Berlin, which Hitler wrongly believed could break the encirclement of the city.	Walther Wenck	10%
Which US general sent the message "Nuts!" during the German siege of Bastogne in 1944?	Anthony McAullife	5%
This man was the last Maresciallo d'Italia (Marshal of Italy) during the war.	Giovanni Messe	5%
Only one German officer received the highest grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds). Who has he?	Hans-Ulrich Rudel	5%
Which general commanded Japanese forces during the Battle of Iwo Jima?	Tadamichi Kuribayashi	5%
Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force from 1942 to 1946.	Alexander Novikov	0%
Who succeeded Georgy Zhukov as Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army in July 1941?	Boris Shaposhnikov	0%
This man was the first four-star general of the US Air Force and Commanding General of Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946.	Henry H. Arnold	0%
This Greek general orchestrated the defence of the Metaxas Line in 1941 during the Battle of Greece.	Konstantinos Bakopoulos	0%
Isoroku Yamamoto was Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet until his death in April 1943. Who took over from him?	Mineichi Koga	0%