World War 2 Officers and Commanders - General Knowledge - Statistics

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Who returned from leave to orchestrate the defence of Normandy? Erwin Rommel
76%
Only one man held the rank of Reichsmarschall (Marshal of the Reich) during World War 2. Who was he? Hermann Göring
64%
Which US Admiral led American forces in the Battle of Midway? Chester W. Nimitz
36%
Grand Admiral of the Kriegsmarine from 1939 until 1943, when Karl Dönitz succeeded him. Erich Raeder
32%
Which RAF Officer was known by the nickname "Bomber" or "Butcher"? Arthur Harris
28%
Marshal of Romania for most of World War 2. Ion Antonescu
28%
Commander of Soviet forces in the battle of Stalingrad, later Marshal of the Soviet Union. Vasily Chuikov
28%
Marshal of Poland when Germany invaded in 1939. Edward Rydz-Śmigły
24%
Commander of the 6th Panzer Army, which spearheaded the German attack in Wacht am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge). Sepp Dietrich
16%
The first commander of the British 7th Armoured Division (later known as the Desert Rats), responsible for unique vehicle designs known as "Funnies". Percy Hobart
12%
This German general led the XII Army during the Battle of Berlin, which Hitler wrongly believed could break the encirclement of the city. Walther Wenck
12%
Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Force from 1942 to 1946. Alexander Novikov
8%
Which US general sent the message "Nuts!" during the German siege of Bastogne in 1944? Anthony McAullife
4%
This man was the last Maresciallo d'Italia (Marshal of Italy) during the war. Giovanni Messe
4%
Only one German officer received the highest grade of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds). Who has he? Hans-Ulrich Rudel
4%
This man was the first four-star general of the US Air Force and Commanding General of Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946. Henry H. Arnold
4%
Which general commanded Japanese forces during the Battle of Iwo Jima? Tadamichi Kuribayashi
4%
Who succeeded Georgy Zhukov as Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army in July 1941? Boris Shaposhnikov
0%
This Greek general orchestrated the defence of the Metaxas Line in 1941 during the Battle of Greece. Konstantinos Bakopoulos
0%
Isoroku Yamamoto was Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet until his death in April 1943. Who took over from him? Mineichi Koga
0%
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