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Air War over the Netherlands

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : WW2 Aircraft : Air War over the Netherlands

Introduction:
"This quiz is about the air war over the Netherlands in 1940-1945."


1. The Netherlands was attacked by the Luftwaffe in May 1940. What was the cause for the most losses of the Luftwaffe ?
    Fighters
    Flak
    Landing incidents
    Mechanical problems


2. Which was the succesful German night fighter Wing (Nachtjagdgeschwader) which was based mainly in the Netherlands from 1941 through to 1944 ?
    Nachtjagdgeschwader 2
    Nachtjagdgeschwader 6
    Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
    Nachtjagdgeschwader 1


3. What was the target of Operation Oyster on the 6th December 1942 ?
    Amsterdam
    Eindhoven
    Rotterdam
    Den Helder


4. Which German Fighter Wing (Jagdgeschwader) was established in the the Netherlands?
    Jagdgeschwader 26
    Jagdgeschwader 2
    Jagdgeschwader 1
    Jagdgeschwader 11


5. On 22nd February 1944 the 8th Air Force mistakenly bombed the following town(s)?
    Nijmegen
    Deventer
    Arnhem
    All of these


6. What was the most importent target for the Allied airforces over Holland from the end of 1944 till April 1945 ?
    V-1 rocket sites
    Airfields
    Troop concentrations
    V-2 rocket sites


7. From which Air Force were the most planes lost over the Netherlands?
    USAAF
    RAF
    Luftwaffe
    Dutch Air Force


8. Which town was bombed on the 19th September 1944 during Operation Market Garden to interrupt the Allied advance ?
    Arnhem
    Eindhoven
    Nijmegen
    Grave


9. What was the codename of the big Luftwaffe attack on 1st January 1945 on the Allied airfields in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France ?
    Bodenplatte
    Fall Gelb
    Eagle Day
    Wacht am Rhein


10. The superb German night fighter He 219 was first operationally flown from this Dutch airfield ?
    Leeuwarden
    Venlo
    Soesterberg
    Twenthe


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