Difficult WW2 Trivia

Type answer. Many little known facts about WW2. Be warned.
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Codename of first atomic bomb drop.
Trinity
Name of main gun on Tiger 1 tank.
KwK36 L56
Common light machine gun used by Soviet infantry.
DP28
Mediterranean island invaded in 1941 by German airborne troops.
Crete
German rank equivalent to colonel.
Oberst
British fighter plane with all guns in a rear facing turret.
Boulton Paul Defiant
Replacement for the Bf110 heavy fighter.
Me410
Soviet sniper who achieved 242 confirmed kills while fighting at Stalingrad.
Vasily Zaytsev
Agreement signed in August 1943 to govern sharing of nuclear weapon research.
Quebec Agreement
Top german tank ace.
Kurt Knispel
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Number of turrets on an A1E1 Independent tank.
5
German Doctor at Auschwitz who performed medical experiments on prisoners.
Dr Josef Mengele
Number of countries and territories occupied by Germany.
26
German Semi-Auto Rifle developed in 1943.
Gewehr 43
Calibre of gun mounted on the IS-2.
122mm
German codename for the first day of the operation to destroy the RAF.
Adlertag
Capital of the French puppet state under Nazi rule.
Vichy
Heavy Cruiser scuttled in Montevideo.
Admiral Graf Spee
Allied codename for the airborne assault on occupied Netherlands.
Operation Market Garden
Approximate number of T34/76 tanks built between 1940-1945.
35000
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Level 50
Apr 4, 2024
I don't know what you mean by "first atomic bomb drop". That would be Hiroshima but the first detonation was Operation trinity.
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Level 21
Apr 10, 2024
Trinity is not the first A-bomb "dropped". It was tied to the tower.