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WWII General And Operations #2

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"Here is another quiz about World War Two generals and operations. I hope it's not too difficult. Enjoy!"


1. The invasion of Normandy has two Operation Code-Names, Overlord was one, what was the second Code-name?
    Operation Avalanche
    Operation Advance
    Operation Neptune
    Operation Dragon


2. On October 31 1941, weeks before a declaration of war, a US Navy destroyer was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat. What was the name of the US Destroyer?
    USS Reuben James
    USS Breckinridge
    USS Greer
    USS Lawrence


3. On September 7 1939, French Army forces invaded Germany from the West. What was the Operation Code-Name for this invasion?
    Operation Saar
    Operation Baytown
    Operation Epsom
    Operation Coronet


4. Which was the Operational Code-Name for the evacuation of the British and French troops at Dunkirk?
    Operation Acrobat
    Operation Bertram
    Operation Dynamo
    Operation Nest Egg


5. Which is the Operational Code-Name for the British and Canadian raid on Dieppe?
    Operation Lightfoot
    Operation Totalize
    Operation Plunder
    Operation Jubilee


6. Which is the only US Army Airborne Division, that did NOT see combat in World War Two?
    11th Airborne Div.
    13th Airborne Div.
    17th Airborne Div.
    82nd Airborne Div.


7. Which was the largest Tank and Air Battle of World War II?
    Ardennes
    El Alamein
    Kursk
    Tobruk


8. Which was the German Operational Code-Name for the German offensive in the Ardennes, 'The Battle of the Bulge' December 16 1944?
    Operation Herbstnebi, 'Autumn Mist'
    Operation Nordlight, 'Northern Lights'
    Operation Merkur, 'Mercury'
    Operation Taifun, 'Typhoon'


9. Which was the 'Only' British Territory occupied by German Forces in World War II?
    Falkland Islands
    Channel Islands
    Gibralter
    St. Helena


10. Which was the French Ocean Liner seized by the US Government after the fall of France in 1940, that was turned into a troop ship?
    SS Normandie
    SS Champlain
    SS Ile De France
    SS Liberte


11. Who was the Commanding General of the US Eighth Air Force in Britain during World War II?
    General James Doolittle
    General Curtis E. Lemay
    General Henry H. Arnold
    General Hoyt Vandenberg


12. In the Invasion of Southern France, August 15 1944, who was the Commanding General of the Seventh US Army?
    Lt. Gen. George S. Patton
    Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch
    Lt. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges
    Lt. Gen. William Simpson


13. Who was the Commanding General of the German Forces opposing the Allies in Italy in the later stages of WW2?
    Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus
    Field Marshal Gunther Von Kluge
    Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein
    Field Marshal Albert Kesselring


14. Which General did General Eisenhower, in September 1943, send on a secret mission into Italy?
    General Mark Clark
    General Lucius Clay
    General Omar N. Bradley
    General Maxwell Taylor


15. Which is the Operational Code-Name for the USAAF bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Romania?
    Operation Plunder
    Operation Boomerang
    Operation Crossbow
    Operation Tidalwave


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