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Russian Campaign: 1941-45 Trivia Quiz

Some question about the Wehrmacht's Campaign in Russia.

A multiple-choice quiz by solveig. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
solveig

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,772

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2921

Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (7/10), Guest 212 (9/10), Guest 95 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. When did the war with Soviet Russia start? Hint

22 June 1941

11 July 1941

23 May 1940

14 March 1940

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was in charge of the Planning Staff of the German Army? Hint

General Paulus

General von Brauchitsch

General Rommel

Lt. General Halder

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which was the first major city captured by the Wehrmacht? Hint

Kiev

Leningrad

Moscow

Sevastopol

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the second Commander of the 6th Army which was destroyed later at Stalingrad? Hint

General Rommel

Field Marshal Paulus

General von Reichenau

General Model

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the operation intended to take the German troops to Moscow? Hint

Operation Thunderstorm

Operation Barbarossa

Operation Taifun

Operation Walk�re

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the reason the German troops had to abandon the attempt to take Moscow in 1941? Hint

The Soviets introduced a new tank, T-34

There is no one single reason

Exceptionally low temperatures

The capture of Kiev had delayed the German advance on Moscow

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which ally of the German Army supported them in the siege of Leningrad? Hint

Finland

Italy

Hungary

Romania

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Question 8 of 10

8. When did the German troops cease to resist in Stalingrad? Hint

29 December 1941

29 January 1943

1 April 1943

16 February 1942

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the gigantic cannon used in the siege of Sevastopol - and nowhere else? Hint

Berta

Anna

Odin

Dora

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did the German soldiers call the Russian rocket launcher system? Hint

The Volcano Launcher

The Soviet Hammer

Stalin's Organ

The Death Match

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When did the war with Soviet Russia start?

Answer: 22 June 1941

Germany attacked the Soviet Union without warning and without any declaration of war. Moreover, there was no dispute as such between Germany and Soviet Union. However, destroying the Soviet Union and annexing vast areas of it had always been one of the key aims of the Nazi leadership.

2. Who was in charge of the Planning Staff of the German Army?

Answer: Lt. General Halder

He was fired towards the end of the Battle of Stalingrad.

3. Which was the first major city captured by the Wehrmacht?

Answer: Kiev

4. Who was the second Commander of the 6th Army which was destroyed later at Stalingrad?

Answer: Field Marshal Paulus

He was promoted from General to Field Marshal towards the end of the Battle of Stalingrad. It is assumed that this wasn't a reward, but a thinly disguised order NOT to surrender, as no Prussian Field Marshal had ever been taken prisoner.

5. What was the name of the operation intended to take the German troops to Moscow?

Answer: Operation Taifun

6. What was the reason the German troops had to abandon the attempt to take Moscow in 1941?

Answer: There is no one single reason

7. Which ally of the German Army supported them in the siege of Leningrad?

Answer: Finland

8. When did the German troops cease to resist in Stalingrad?

Answer: 29 January 1943

General Strecker with XI corps surrendered the last pocket on 2 February 1943.

9. What was the name of the gigantic cannon used in the siege of Sevastopol - and nowhere else?

Answer: Dora

10. What did the German soldiers call the Russian rocket launcher system?

Answer: Stalin's Organ

Source: Author solveig

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