Germany invades Russia
  • 1. When did Germany invade Russia during World War II?
A) September 1, 1939
B) July 7, 1941
C) June 22, 1941
D) May 10, 1942
  • 2. What was the code name for Germany's invasion of Russia?
A) Operation Desert Storm
B) Operation Barbarossa
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Market Garden
  • 3. What was the primary reason for Germany invading Russia?
A) Lebensraum
B) Revenge for a previous war
C) To establish a puppet government
D) Access to resources
  • 4. In which year did the Battle of Stalingrad take place?
A) 1943-1944
B) 1941-1942
C) 1942-1943
D) 1944-1945
  • 5. Which winter halted the German advance towards Moscow?
A) Winter of 1942
B) Winter of 1941
C) Winter of 1943
D) Winter of 1944
  • 6. Who was the Soviet leader during Germany's invasion of Russia?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Leon Trotsky
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 7. Which battle marked the turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front?
A) Siege of Leningrad
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Operation Bagration
D) Battle of Kursk
  • 8. What was the German military's initial strategy in the invasion of Russia?
A) Guerrilla warfare
B) Blitzkrieg
C) Trench warfare
D) Scorched earth
  • 9. What significant city did the Germans encircle and lay siege to during the invasion of Russia?
A) Kiev
B) Leningrad
C) Moscow
D) Stalingrad
  • 10. What was the outcome for Germany in its invasion of Russia?
A) Stalemate
B) Truce
C) Victory
D) Defeat
  • 11. What was the name of the Soviet counteroffensive against the Germans in 1942-1943?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Uranus
C) Operation Citadel
D) Operation Overlord
  • 12. Who was the leader of Germany during the invasion of Russia?
A) Benito Mussolini
B) Winston Churchill
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Adolf Hitler
  • 13. Which Russian general led the defense of Leningrad during the German invasion?
A) Georgy Zhukov
B) Aleksandr Vasilevsky
C) Konstantin Rokossovsky
D) Vasily Chuikov
  • 14. Which country was instrumental in supplying aid to the Soviet Union during the German invasion?
A) France
B) Britain
C) Japan
D) United States
  • 15. Who was the military commander of the German Army Group Center during the initial phase of the invasion?
A) Wilhelm Keitel
B) Gerd von Rundstedt
C) Erich von Manstein
D) Fedor von Bock
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