History Quiz

Who was the Chief of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, the High Command of Nazi Germany’s armed forces?

Can you identify this World War II-era anti-tank rifle?

New Swabia was a land claimed by Nazi Germany shortly before World War II. Where was it located?

Cobra King was a Sherman tank that became famous for being the first to reach the defenders of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. What other notable operation did it participate in during war?

The Balkan Pact was formed in 1934 by Greece, Yugoslavia, Romania and Turkey in an attempt to prevent future wars in the Balkans. What was the Pact's policy in World War II according to a communique they released in February 1940 (and before the decisions of major powers made the Pact's intentions irrelevant)?

What was a major problem with the German Panzerschreck anti-tank weapon?

Where in the world was the Mannerheim Line, a defensive fortification line, located during World War II?

What type of war production relied greatly on raw materials from Greenland during World War II?

The first successful large-scale escape from a concentration camp happened in February 1943, when 105 prisoners escaped (and 42 were killed). Where did this happen?

The Brazzaville Conference was a meeting of Free French leaders, led by Charles de Gaulle, in French Equatorial Africa in early 1944. It resulted in the Brazzaville Declaration about how overseas French colonies would be handled after World War II. Which of these was the main point of the declaration?