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The Eastern Front - The Second World War #1
A little tired of doing quizzes about World War Two that give the impression that it was only a fisticuffs between a few good and bad men? Namely Churchill, Roosevelt and Eisenhower on one side and Hitler, Mussolini and Rommel on the other? Try this quiz then... just for starters.
A Russian army group was designated a 'front'. A front varied in size but usually consisted of three to five armies.
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Last updated: July 21, 2023
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1. Who was the aggressor between the two main opponents?
Finland
Russia
Germany
Romania
2. What date did the aggressor get the party started?
4th July, 1939
6th June, 1944
22nd June, 1941
7th December, 1941
3. Three army groups were assembled by the Germans for the shindig. What were their designations?
Army Groups' - East, West and South
Army Groups' - South, West and North
Army Groups' - East, Centre and South
Army Groups' - North, Centre and South
4. What was the total strength of German forces in the east?
130 divisions including 12 panzer divisions, roughly 1.5 million men. 6 Romanian divisions
143 divisions including 15 panzer divisions, roughly 2 million men. 8 Romanian divisions
152 divisions including 19 panzer divisions, roughly 3 million men. 14 Romanian divisions
176 divisions including 25 panzer divisions, roughly 3.5 million men. 18 Romanian divisions
5. Who commanded Army Group South at the time of the kick off?
Feldmarschall Goering
Feldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt
Feldmarschall Fedor von Bock
Feldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
6. The three German army groups were facing a Russian opponent that had a collection of how many fronts?
Three
Four
Five
Six
7. What was the German codename for its first dance with the Russians?
Fall Gelb
Fall Blau
Unternehmen Barbarossa
Unternehmen Weiss
8. Who was Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army? (Highest ranking officer).
Marshal Georgy Zhukov
Marshal Boris Shaposhnikov
Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Marshal Kliment Vasilevsky
9. Who was Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command? (OKW).
Feldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel
Feldmarschall Werner von Brauchitsch
Feldmarschall Franz Halder
Feldmarschall Werner von Blomberg
10. Which army group was the 6th Army assigned to, which it spearheaded into the Ukraine?
Army Group North
Army Group South
Army Group West
Army Group Centre
11. Who commanded the 6th Army at this time?
Feldmarschall Walther von Reichenau
Feldmarschall Friedrich Paulus
Feldmarschall Gunther von Kluge
Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein
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