What was the goal of Operation Cobra?

Crossing the German border Securing Pacific islands for the planned invasion of Japan Surrounding Rommel's Afrika Korps in Africa Breaking through German defenses in Normandy

U.S. Signal Corps

Can you identify this American warplane from World War II?

Lockheed P-38 Lightning Curtiss P-40 Warhawk North American P-51 Mustang Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

U.S. Air Force

Why was the U.S. Army initially reluctant to replace the Sherman tank's 75 mm gun with a newer 76 mm one?

The new gun was deemed too expensive. The new gun was too big and didn't fit well inside the turret. The new gun was believed to be not effective enough against tanks. The new gun was less effective against infantry and fortifications.

Imperial War Museums

Mussolini saw himself and Fascist Italy as the rightful historical heir of what?

All of Europe The Roman Empire Renaissance Italy and its culture The Pope and the Catholic world

Britannica.com

The Italian abbey of Monte Cassino was famously destroyed by the Allies. What happened to most of the abbey's artworks and library?

It was taken by the Germans to the Vatican and other locations for safekeeping. It was destroying in the bombing raid. It was taken by the Germans to Germany as loot. It was recovered from the ruins by Allied forces.

The National WWII Museum New Orleans

German forces in the Soviet Union were greatly hampered by the rasputitsa. What does the Russian word refer to?

The population's tendency to steal military supplies whenever possible. The loose network of anti-Fascist civilian partisans. The mud season, which renders travel almost impossible. Agitation against the German invaders by Russian Orthodox clergy in occupied areas.

Bundesarchiv

Which of these was one of the purposes of the Maginot Line, the massive system of French fortifications along the German border?

To completely stop any German attack. To get Germany to attack through Belgium, rather than directly across the border. To get Germany to attack from the sea rather than over land. To slow down a German invasion until American forces arrive to help.

IWM

Which American general had a reputation for always seeming to smile or smirk, and not being taken seriously by his peers as a consequence?

Jacob L. Devers Omar Bradley George Marshall James M. Gavin

U.S. Army

What was the primary purpose of the armored skirts ("Schürzen") seen on many World War II German tanks?

Protecting the tank from American bazookas. Distributing stress from impacts evenly across a larger area. Protecting the tracks and other thinly armored parts from Soviet anti-tank rifles. Preventing mud and dirt from blocking up the wheels and bogeys.

Estate of Egon Laursen

What was Germany's last major offensive against the Allies?

The Prague Offensive in Czechoslovakia Operation Spring Awakening in Hungary The Battle of Hürtgen Forest near the Belgian-German border Operation Watch on the Rhine, a.k.a. the Battle of the Bulge

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