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The Atlantikwall in France

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : European War : The Atlantikwall in France

Introduction:
"A short quiz on the history of the Atlantic Wall, the German coastal defences built to defeat the Allied invasion"


1. Which of the following built the majority of concrete fortifications along the coastline?
    The Heer (Army)
    The Kriegsmarine (Navy)
    Various private contractors
    The Organisation Todt


2. The most common fortification found on the Atlantikwall was known as a Tobruk. What was a Tobruk?
    A small emplacement for a machine gun or mortar
    A personnel shelter
    A bunker for a field gun
    An anti-aircraft gun emplacement


3. What was a "Dom bunker" (Dome bunker)?
    A shelter for an anti-tank gun
    A hospital shelter
    A shelter for a rail gun
    A food storage shelter


4. One of the largest gun batteries in France was Batterie Lindemann, to the west of Calais. Who was the battery named in honour of?
    A fighter ace
    A martyr of the Nazi movement
    A famous general
    The captain of the battleship Bismarck


5. Although mainly a defensive feature, the Atlantikwall also had an offensive capability in the form of the U-Boat (submarine) bases along France's Atlantic Coast. How many of these bases were there?
    4
    3
    6
    5


6. What was a "Wuerzburg Riese"?
    A type of radar
    An anti-tank gun
    A rail gun
    A large armoured turret


7. One of the most widely used guns on the Atlantikwall was the 5cm KwK. What type of gun was it?
    A mortar
    A captured French anti-tank gun
    A re-used naval gun
    A re-used tank gun


8. Only one Atlantikwall gun battery commander in France was awarded the Knight's Cross for bravery in WW2. Which gun battery did he command?
    Batterie Lindemann
    The Pointe Du Hoc battery
    The Riva-Bella battery
    The Crisbecq/St. Marcouf battery


9. The Atlantikwall was meant to be an impregnible barrier to a seaborne invasion.
    True
    False


10. What was the unique feature of the Waldamm battery at Calais?
    The battery site also contained a V-1 rocket launch ramp
    Re-used gun turrets from the Battleship Gneisenau
    Rotating concrete turrets for the guns
    It was the only battery to use captured British guns


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