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