History Quiz

What or whom was Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, named after?

Can you identify this World War II-era scout and utility vehicle?

Which World War II belligerent nation named several important military operations after planets?

Who was the only living German who didn’t flee Hitler’s Führerbunker in Berlin and was found there by the Soviets?

Herschel Grynszpan was a Polish-Jewish expatriate arrested by the authorities in Paris in the winter of 1938. His actions were used by the Nazis to justify the Kristallnacht pogrom. What did Grynszpan do?

Who were the “forest people” in the Polish anti-Nazi resistance during World War II? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)

In which European country was this image the flag of the local pro-Axis Fascist or National Socialist party?

On December 19, 1939, the Anglo-French Supreme War Council decided to send military help to a certain country if requested. Which country was it? (Hint: considering the date might be helpful.)

What was the job of the S-1 Executive Committee during World War II?

According to World War II-era U.S. Navy ship naming conventions, what type of ships were given the Native American names of rivers? (Photo does not necessarily depict the correct answer.)