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Quiz about Operation Bagration
Quiz about Operation Bagration

Operation Bagration Trivia Quiz


A quiz about the Soviet Summer Offensive of 1944.

A multiple-choice quiz by Panzer_V. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Panzer_V
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
363,011
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
253
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Andyboy2021 (10/10), Guest 95 (3/10), Guest 1 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the Front Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The operation's namesake, the Georgian Pyotr Bagration (pronounced bag-RAT-ee-on), died in which conflict? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. General Rokossovsky encouraged the Stavka (Soviet High Command) to change what major part of the operation's strategy? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The date for Operation Bagration was set for June 22, 1944. What was special about this date? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Within a few days of the operation, the Soviets trapped the German 3rd Panzer Army at which major city in the northeastern part of Belarus? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Most of the German reserve (including the main Panzer forces) were not in Belorussia, where Bagration was taking place. Where was the strategic reserve initially? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many days into Operation Bagration did the Soviets enter Minsk? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Hitler sacked the commander of Army Group Center on June 28th and replaced him with Walter Model. Who was replaced? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Operation Bagration officially ended on ...? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What happened to Army Group Center after the operation was over? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the Front Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front?

Answer: Konstantin Rokossovsky

Gen. Vatutin, a veteran of the Battle of Kursk, had been killed by Ukrainians earlier in the year.

Yeremenko was in command of the 2nd Baltic Front at the time, and, when the operation commenced, he helped to nearly annihilate German Army Group North.

Koniev was in command of the 1st Ukrainian front in the south, and he didn't take part until the latter part of the offensive.
2. The operation's namesake, the Georgian Pyotr Bagration (pronounced bag-RAT-ee-on), died in which conflict?

Answer: Napoleonic Wars

Pyotr Bagration (1765-1812), generally rated one of the most outstanding Russian generals of the Napoleonic wars, as mortally wounded in the Battle of Borodino (1812) during Napoleon's advance on Moscow. There is a statue of him in Moscow today.

Bagration was a Georgian prince and served in the Tsarist Army.
3. General Rokossovsky encouraged the Stavka (Soviet High Command) to change what major part of the operation's strategy?

Answer: Switch from a single thrust to a two-pronged assault

Up until then, Soviet doctrine stated that there should only be one main assault in an offensive. Rokossovsky's plan was rejected twice until Stalin personally approved Rokossovsky's plan. The plan also made extensive use of deception, most of which was successful.
4. The date for Operation Bagration was set for June 22, 1944. What was special about this date?

Answer: It was the anniversary of the German invasion

It was the third anniversary of the start of Operation Barbarossa (June 22, 1941), the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
5. Within a few days of the operation, the Soviets trapped the German 3rd Panzer Army at which major city in the northeastern part of Belarus?

Answer: Vitebsk

A break out attempt by the trapped soldiers was a disaster. By the time the Soviets cleared the city of German troops on June 27th, 30,000 Germans had been taken prisoner.
6. Most of the German reserve (including the main Panzer forces) were not in Belorussia, where Bagration was taking place. Where was the strategic reserve initially?

Answer: Romania

The Germans believed the offensive would strike in Romania, where most Axis oil supplies were, from Ukraine. Therefore, most of the Eastern Front reserve was in Romania. There was only one Panzer division reserve in Belorussia when Bagration began.
7. How many days into Operation Bagration did the Soviets enter Minsk?

Answer: 11 days

Eleven days into the offensive (3rd July), the first Soviet troops broke through into the heart of the city of Minsk. The fighting for the city ended the next day, with the Germans losing as much as 40,000 troops. On 15 July most of the prisoners were publicly paraded through the streets of Moscow.
8. Hitler sacked the commander of Army Group Center on June 28th and replaced him with Walter Model. Who was replaced?

Answer: Ernst Busch

Field Marshal Busch was in command of Army Group Center from 1943 until June 28th, 1944 when he was sacked and out of a job until 1945, when he was recalled for the defense of Northern Germany.

Fedor von Bock was also in command of Army Group Center, but only from the beginning of Operation Barbarossa to the end of Operation Typhoon, when he was replaced by General von Kluge.

Erich von Manstein was the commander of Army Group South from late 1942 to early 1944, when Hitler forced his retirement.

Edward Richtofen is a villain in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
9. Operation Bagration officially ended on ...?

Answer: August 19, 1944

By the time the Operation was declared finished, the Soviets had reconquered all of Belarus, cut off Army Group North from the rest of the Ostheer, and reached the border of East Prussia and the Vistula River. The Soviet Army was poised to start fighting in Germany itself.
10. What happened to Army Group Center after the operation was over?

Answer: It had been virtually destroyed

Army Group Center was virtually destroyed, and even after their near destruction, much of its manpower was diverted to other parts of the Reich, including the new Western Front in France. However, Army Group Center, now known as Army Group Vistula, still held the Eastern Front until the Battle of Berlin.

The German Wikipedia article on Operation Bagration (accessed on 21.1.2015) states that it is considered 'the most severe and costly defeat in German military history', with the loss of 28 divisions.
Source: Author Panzer_V

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