Fact: The first British air
raid of the war, on September 6, 1939, resulted from a disastrous false alarm.
British Spitfires mistakenly shot down two British Hurricanes. There were no
German aircraft over England.
1) Where did the largest
tank battle in history take place?
a) Tunisia
b) Ardennes Forest
c) Kursk
2) What was the name of
the bridge at Sant’Angelo, Italy, over the Rapido?
a) Brooklyn Bridge
b) London Bridge
c) Mussolini Bridge
3) Which was the only
major surrender after D-Day that was not
accepted in the name of the Allied powers?
a) Rome
b) Paris
c) Berlin
4) The first Allied troops
to cross the Strait of Messina and set foot on the Italian peninsula were under
the command of:
a) Mark Clark
b) Bernard Law Montgomery
c) George Patton
5) How many .50 caliber
machine guns were on board B-17 Flying Fortresses?
a) Eight
b) Thirteen
c) Between fifteen and twenty
Answers:
1) Around the Kursk
salient in July 1943, where the Russians and Germans employed approximately
3,000 tanks. Germany lost more than 400 tanks in the conflict.
2) London Bridge
3) Paris. It was accepted
in the name of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, according to
instructions de Gaulle had given General Leclerc.
4) The Eighth Army, under
Montgomery, did it on September 3, 1943.
5) Thirteen
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