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Quiz about Famous and Infamous Panzer Divisions

Famous and Infamous Panzer Divisions Quiz

The Panzer Division fought on every major front during WWII. Some fought bravely and honorably, and some not so honorably.

A multiple-choice quiz by beterave. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
beterave

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
336,148

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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339

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did the 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions first face and defeat US combat troops during WWII? Hint

Gafsa

Casablanca

Kasserine Pass

Mareth

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Question 2 of 10

2. What became of the 10th Panzer Division after the Axis collapse in North Africa? Hint

it was disbanded

it was evacuated

it was reconstituted

it merged with another unit

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did a detachment from the Herman Goering Panzer Division do at the Abbey of Monte Cassino? Hint

looted art work

rescued art work

defaced art work

executed monks

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the famed 116th Panzer Division also known as? Hint

ghost

greyhound

grim reaper

gas house gang

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Question 5 of 10

5. Before the invasion of Normandy, Rommel declared,'with this division alone, I could drive the Allies back into the sea'. Which panzer division was he talking about? Hint

Panzer Lehr

Grossdeutschland Division

12 SS Panzer Division

21st Panzer Division

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Question 6 of 10

6. The infamous 12th SS Panzer Division (Hitler-Jugend) fought ferociously in Normandy. What was their CO, Kurt Meyer, accused of after the war? Hint

using illegal weapons

a policy of scorched earth

executing prisoners of war

killing civilians

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 1st SS Panzer Division had another infamous record on the battlefield. What did this formation start out as? Hint

Himmler's bodyguards

Hitler's bodyguards

Heydrich's bodyguards

Rohm's bodyguards

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 2nd SS Panzer Division was another Waffen SS panzer division that has a tarnished record. What record does it hold? Hint

most atrocities

most decorations

most tanks destroyed

most prisoners taken

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 17th SS Panzer Grenadiers ('Goetz von Berlichingen') was formed in 1943. What was this formation composed of? Hint

Dutch and French

Germans only

Romanian Germans

Russian turncoats

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 33rd Grenadier Division (Charlemagne) was a Waffen SS division composed of Frenchmen. Where did it fight its final battle of the war? Hint

Prague

Berlin

Paris

Rotterdam

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1. Where did the 10th and 21st Panzer Divisions first face and defeat US combat troops during WWII?

Answer: Kasserine Pass

The 10th and 21st Panzer divisions first faced and defeated elements from the US II Corps at Kasserine Pass. The performance of US troops was so bad that Rommel remarked that the GIs were terrible soldiers. The one positive about the incident is that the new commanding officer of II Corps became George Patton.

2. What became of the 10th Panzer Division after the Axis collapse in North Africa?

Answer: it was disbanded

After the fall of North Africa, the 10th Panzer Division was disbanded. It was permanently removed from the German order of battle and never re-established.

3. What did a detachment from the Herman Goering Panzer Division do at the Abbey of Monte Cassino?

Answer: rescued art work

A detachment from the Herman Goering Panzer Division under Julius Schlegel rescued priceless art works from the Abbey of Monte Cassino and had them escorted to the Vatican for safekeeping.

4. What was the famed 116th Panzer Division also known as?

Answer: greyhound

The famed 116th Panzer Division was also known as 'Windhund', or greyhound division. It fought in Normandy, at Arnhem, Aachen, and the Hurtgen Forest. Members of the division wore the 'Windhund' badge on their forage cap or uniform.

5. Before the invasion of Normandy, Rommel declared,'with this division alone, I could drive the Allies back into the sea'. Which panzer division was he talking about?

Answer: Panzer Lehr

Rommel was referring to the all armoured and fully motorized Panzer Lehr Division. Superbly equipped and well trained, the division also had a battalion of Royal Tiger II tanks.

6. The infamous 12th SS Panzer Division (Hitler-Jugend) fought ferociously in Normandy. What was their CO, Kurt Meyer, accused of after the war?

Answer: executing prisoners of war

Kurt (Panzer) Meyer was accused of and found guilty of executing Canadian prisoners of war at Abbey Ardennes. He served nine years of a life sentence.

7. The 1st SS Panzer Division had another infamous record on the battlefield. What did this formation start out as?

Answer: Hitler's bodyguards

The Leibstandarte was formed to act as Adolph Hitler's personal bodyguard regiment. This formation later became an elite Waffen SS panzer division that fought bravely on every front and was also responsible for some the most horrendous atrocities of the war.

8. The 2nd SS Panzer Division was another Waffen SS panzer division that has a tarnished record. What record does it hold?

Answer: most decorations

The 2nd SS (Das Reich) was actually the most decorated Waffen SS formation. It had 69 of its members who were decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

9. The 17th SS Panzer Grenadiers ('Goetz von Berlichingen') was formed in 1943. What was this formation composed of?

Answer: Romanian Germans

The 17th SS Panzer Grenadiers were composed primarily of Romanians of German decent and some French volunteers. This formation lacked the punch of a standard panzer division and was virtually destroyed in Normandy.

10. The 33rd Grenadier Division (Charlemagne) was a Waffen SS division composed of Frenchmen. Where did it fight its final battle of the war?

Answer: Berlin

The 33rd Grenadier Division fought its final battle in Berlin. The formation was decimated and its survivors were executed by the French government or given long prison sentences. When some of its survivors were seen by General LeClerc, he asked them why were they wearing German uniforms. One member of the Charlemagne asked the general,'Why are you wearing an American one?' He promptly had them shot without trial.

Source: Author beterave

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