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Quiz about WWII Operations in the Netherlands
Quiz about WWII Operations in the Netherlands

WWII Operations in the Netherlands Quiz


A quiz about operations in the Netherlands in the Second World War.

A multiple-choice quiz by DutchWWII. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
DutchWWII
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
246,858
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1072
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (6/10), Guest 94 (5/10), Guest 92 (3/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This was the German codename for the invasion of the Netherlands ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. On which day in May 1940 did the Dutch army formally capitulate to the German invaders? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the codename for the Allied invasion of the Netherlands in September 1944? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the reason for the Allied offensive in the Province of Zeeland in October 1944? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which weapon(s) were used from occupied Dutch territory against Antwerp and its approaches in 1944-45? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the location of the first tank battle fought on Dutch soil? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which German defence line crossed the whole of the Netherlands? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. On this Dutch Island there was a rebellion of Georgians in April-May 1945. Which? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the codename for the Allied Airforces' operations to drop food to the starving Dutch civilians in April-May 1945? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which Dutch city was liberated by the Polish 1st Tank Division ? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This was the German codename for the invasion of the Netherlands ?

Answer: Fall Gelb

The German army invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France on 10th May 1940.
2. On which day in May 1940 did the Dutch army formally capitulate to the German invaders?

Answer: 15th

The Dutch Army put up a brave defence but was beaten by the German army which dropped paratroopers behind the front who captured several airfields and a vital bridge in Rotterdam. To end Dutch resistance quickly the Germans bombed Middelburg and the city of Rotterdam and threatened to bomb other Dutch cities.

The Dutch royal family and members of the Dutch government fled to London. Outside the Netherlands the Dutch continued to fight.
3. What was the codename for the Allied invasion of the Netherlands in September 1944?

Answer: Market Garden

Operation Market Garden aimed at capturing vital bridges in the Netherlands across several rivers and to cross the Rhine at Arnhem and reach the Ruhr industrial area in Germany.
4. What was the reason for the Allied offensive in the Province of Zeeland in October 1944?

Answer: To free the approaches to Antwerp

The port of Antwerp was captured by the Allies early in September 1944 and was relatively undamaged. This was the first big port the Allies had liberated (outside France) with the capacity to supply the Allied armies. The port could only be reached through the Westerschelde, which was mined and the Germans held gun-positions in the provincie of Zeeland which prevented the use of Antwerp.
5. Which weapon(s) were used from occupied Dutch territory against Antwerp and its approaches in 1944-45?

Answer: All of these

The Germans fired V-1 and V-2 rockets against Antwerp from bases in the Netherlands. They also used midget submarines to attack the ships heading for Antwerp.
6. What was the location of the first tank battle fought on Dutch soil?

Answer: Overloon

The battle of Overloon lasted from 26th September to 16th October 1944. To commemorate this bloody battle the National War and Resistance Museum was opened in Overloon on 25th May 1946. In the Museumpark there are many relics of the battle, including tanks.
7. Which German defence line crossed the whole of the Netherlands?

Answer: Kammhuber Line

The Kammhuber Line was a line of radar posts from which German night fighters were directed against the bombers of Bomber Command. The line was established from 1941 to 1943. It ran from northern Germany through to the Swiss border. It was especially strong in the Netherlands because it was on the direct route to the Ruhr, the North German ports and other important cities in Germany.
8. On this Dutch Island there was a rebellion of Georgians in April-May 1945. Which?

Answer: Texel

The Georgians were former Soviet soldiers from Georgia who were now part of an Ost-Battalion in the German army. Then the Germans ordered them to the front in Eastern Holland - and they rebelled. The German army conducted military operations against them and the fighting lasted from the 5th April to the 20th May 1945. During the bloody fighting between 480 and 565 Georgians were killed, about 600 Germans and 117 Dutch civilians.
9. What was the codename for the Allied Airforces' operations to drop food to the starving Dutch civilians in April-May 1945?

Answer: Operation Manna

Following a general strike of the Dutch railworkers in September 1944 the Germans only allowed railtraffic for the German army themselves and almost none for the civlian population and the food situation in the provinces of Utrecht, Noord Holland and Zuid Holland became critical. After a very long and hard winter all possibility of getting food from the rest of the Netherlands was over when the Allies liberated eastern Holland in March-April 1945.
To help the starving citizens the Germans allowed the Allied airforces to drop food by parachute. This became known as Operation Manna.
10. Which Dutch city was liberated by the Polish 1st Tank Division ?

Answer: Breda

The Poles liberated Breda on 29th October 1944. After the war many Polish soldiers could not return to a Poland under Communist rule and many Poles returned to the Netherlands were they lived after the war.
Source: Author DutchWWII

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