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World War II history (hard)

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What was Finland's line of fortifications in Karelia called?
Mannerheim Line
Which Nazi politician parachuted into Britain in May 1941?
Rudolf Hess
Which up-gunned US Sherman tank variant was named after a small insect?
Firefly
Which German tank destroyer's name translates to "rhino"?
Nashorn
The volunteer's of Germany's "blue division" came from which country?
Spain
Where would you find "schräge Musik"?
plane
Name the three most expensive weapons projects of the war
B29
 
Manhattan Project
 
V2
In what French coastal town did the Allies attempt a large scale raid in 1942?
Dieppe
Which city was the center of the USSR's oil production?
Baku
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Name IJN Yamato's two sister ships
Musashi
 
Shinano
Who is the most famous of Japan's war holdouts - surrendering only in 1974
Onoda
What was the name of Britain's proposed super carrier made from ice and wood pulp?
Habakkuk
What was the name of the French submarine that boasted two cruiser guns and a plane?
Surcouf
What was the name of the last-ditch troops Germany mustered among civilians initially unfit to serve?
Volkssturm
Which Nazi politician claimed he'd change his name to Meyer if one single bomb fell on Berlin
Göring
Which item was removed from the famous fotograph of a Soviet soldier raising the flag on the Reichstag?
watch
Who won the 1953 Nobel price in literature for his books on WW2?
Churchill
What was the only type of fleet submarine designed to operate predominantly underwater? (only a handful were operational at the war's end)
XXI
What was the name of the British operation aimed at breaking the siege of Tobruk?
Battleaxe
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