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