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Rommel myth
Contributed by: Ashworth
  • 1. Who was known as the 'Desert Fox'?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Winston Churchill
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Erwin Rommel
  • 2. Where did Rommel gain fame for his leadership in World War II?
A) Western Europe
B) North Africa
C) Eastern Front
D) Pacific Theater
  • 3. What army did Rommel lead in North Africa during World War II?
A) Royal Navy
B) Soviet Red Army
C) Wehrmacht
D) Afrika Korps
  • 4. In what year did the Desert Fox take part in the successful invasion of France?
A) 1940
B) 1944
C) 1945
D) 1942
  • 5. Which country was Rommel sent to defend before being sent to North Africa?
A) United Kingdom
B) Italy
C) Soviet Union
D) Japan
  • 6. Rommel's reputation suffered when he was implicated in what conspiracy against Hitler?
A) Night of the Long Knives
B) July 20 Plot
C) Kristallnacht
D) Beer Hall Putsch
  • 7. How did Rommel approach his soldiers' welfare and discipline?
A) He showed favoritism towards certain units
B) He emphasized strict discipline at the expense of well-being
C) He prioritized their well-being and discipline
D) He neglected their welfare but enforced discipline
  • 8. What was the title of the biography about Rommel written by Desmond Young?
A) Rommel: The Desert Fox
B) Rommel: War Hero
C) Rommel: Nazi General
D) Rommel: Battle Strategies
  • 9. Rommel's military career began during which conflict?
A) World War I
B) Russo-Japanese War
C) Boer War
D) Italo-Turkish War
  • 10. Which battle is Rommel mostly associated with in the North African Campaign?
A) Battle of Normandy
B) Battle of Stalingrad
C) Battle of Kasserine Pass
D) Battle of El Alamein
  • 11. In what year did Erwin Rommel commit suicide?
A) 1945
B) 1942
C) 1944
D) 1943
  • 12. What was the name of the failed assassination plot against Hitler that Rommel was loosely implicated in?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Valkyrie
D) Operation Market Garden
  • 13. In which country was Rommel born?
A) France
B) Austria
C) Germany
D) Italy
  • 14. What was the codename for the failed assassination operation against Rommel?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Flipper
D) Operation Husky
  • 15. Who was Rommel's main adversary in the North African Campaign?
A) Charles de Gaulle
B) George Patton
C) Bernard Montgomery
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 16. One of Rommel's most divisive decisions in North Africa was his order to halt the Afrika Korps at the borders of which country?
A) Sudan
B) Algeria
C) Egypt
D) Libya
  • 17. Which novelist wrote 'The Rommel Papers,' a book based on Rommel's wartime diary and letters?
A) George Orwell
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) Tom Clancy
D) B. H. Liddell Hart
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