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Operation Valkyrie: July 20, 1944

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Operation Valkyrie July 20 1944 game quiz
"This quiz is about the conspiracy and the conpirators attempt to remove Adolph Hitler; Germany's lawful head of state."

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1. What was the original Operation Valkyrie designed to do?
    Suppress any mass uprising by the German population
    Halt the advance of the Allies near Antwerp
    Make another attempt to take Moscow in 1944
    Retake Paris


2. What kind oath did Hitler make the armed forces take in 1934?
    a personal oath of loyalty to him as Fuehrer
    an oath to avenge 'the stab in the back'
    an oath of loyalty to the Party (NSDAP)
    unconditional loyalty to Nazi ideals


3. What initial military disaster in the East turned the General Staff against Hitler?
    Kiev
    Leningrad
    Stalingrad
    Moscow


4. Who did the Gestapo suspect of the attempts on Hitler's life?
    a few disgruntled dissidents
    Zionists
    British assassins
    the General Staff


5. If the conspiracy had succeeded, who was going to be the new head of state for Germany?
    Julius Leber
    Peter Yorck
    Ludwig Beck
    Carl Goerdeler


6. Who was able to initiate Operation Valkyrie upon Hitler's removal?
    General Olbricht
    Colonel von Stauffenberg
    General Tresckow
    General Fromm


7. The conspirators had a chance to assassinate Hitler on 7 July 1944. Why was this not done?
    Himmler was not present
    Neither Goering nor Hitler was present
    Goering was not present
    Hitler had too much security


8. What odd circumstance saved Hitler's life on the day of the attempted assassination?
    someone moved the explosive away from Hitler
    Hitler moved away from the expolsive device
    the device failed to detonate its main charge
    the device was discovered by the SS


9. Who attempted to warn the conspirators in Berlin that Hitler had survived the attempt on his life?
    Erich Fellgiebel
    Von Stauffenberg
    Ludwig Beck
    Von Kluge


10. What happened to the people who knew of the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler but were not involved in the attempt?
    nothing happened to them
    most of them committed suicide
    they were questioned then released
    they were arrested as well


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