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Quiz about Quotes from World War ll Notables
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Quotes from World War ll Notables Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by john62450. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
john62450
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
368,824
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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681
Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (4/10), Guest 58 (5/10), Guest 136 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who on November 6, 1941 said: "Modern war is a war of motors. The war will be won by whichever side produces the most motors. The combined motor production of the USA, Britain, and the USSR is at least three times that of Germany"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What German propaganda minister in a 1943 speech said: "In the East a whole people are forced to go into the struggle; men, and even children are driven not only into armaments factories but into battle itself"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven." Who said this?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Referring to General Dwight Eisenhower, who said: "Nice chap, no general"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" was uttered by what leader? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In a speech broadcast from Rome in 1942 who said: "Today Russia has lost its most fertile lands, the richest in prime raw materials, has lost from 80,000,000 to 90,000,000 of its inhabitants. Those lands permit us to view the future ... with greater confidence. I can state that, so far, Anglo-American assistance has been very meager"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who drafted a statement, for which in the event there was no need and was never delivered, containing the following: "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. To whom did Stalin direct the following: "I am warning you for the last time. If you once more allow yourself to forget your duty to the Stavka you will be removed from your post of Chief of the General Staff and you will be recalled from the front." Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Explaining his decision not to participate in a conspiracy against Hitler, who wrote: "It was clear to me that any attempt to make the necessary changes by force would lead to the collapse of our front. The thought that the Russians would get through to Germany ruled out any violent change as much as did the Anglo-Saxon demand for unconditional surrender"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the early days of Operation Barbarossa what chief of staff of the German Army wrote in his diary on July 3, 1941: "On the whole, then, one can even now say that the objective of shattering the bulk of the Russian army in front of the Dvina and Dnieper has been accomplished"? Hint



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1. Who on November 6, 1941 said: "Modern war is a war of motors. The war will be won by whichever side produces the most motors. The combined motor production of the USA, Britain, and the USSR is at least three times that of Germany"?

Answer: Josef Stalin

In November 1941 the United States was still technically neutral. Stalin later told Churchill that Lend Lease was "a remarkable invention without which victory would have been delayed."
2. What German propaganda minister in a 1943 speech said: "In the East a whole people are forced to go into the struggle; men, and even children are driven not only into armaments factories but into battle itself"?

Answer: Joseph Goebbels

Among Goebbels' propaganda efforts was the coverage of the Dresden bombings, which took place from February 13-15, 1945. The bombings were portrayed in the German press as an inhumane and unnecessary killing of civilians. Relying on these reports, "The New York Times" published an article, claiming an exaggerated level of 70,000 casualties. Figures as high as 200,000-250,000 can also be found. (Goebbels' original figure was 200,000). Recent death toll estimates are closer to 25,000, as evidenced by a "Wall Street Journal" article on February 14, 1995.
3. "When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven." Who said this?

Answer: Hideki Tojo

Tojo was born into a military family in 1884. After school he entered the Japanese army. In 1940 Tojo was appointed Army Minister and in 1941 became Prime Minister. Tojo was captured in 1945 and hanged for war crimes in 1948.
4. Referring to General Dwight Eisenhower, who said: "Nice chap, no general"?

Answer: General Bernard Montgomery

In Africa Montgmery had success in both the Battle of Alam Hafia and the Second Battle of El Alamein. Montgomery was the commander of the Eighth Army during the landings in Italy. He was also the commander of all ground forces during Operation Overlord, the Normandy invasion.

At the conclusion of World War II Montgomery was appointed Commander in Chief of the British Army of Occupation.
5. "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" was uttered by what leader?

Answer: Charles de Gaulle

When French Premier Pétain surrendered to Germany in 1940, de Gaulle fled to London and established the Free French movement. The Vichy French government sentenced de Gaulle to death for treason.
6. In a speech broadcast from Rome in 1942 who said: "Today Russia has lost its most fertile lands, the richest in prime raw materials, has lost from 80,000,000 to 90,000,000 of its inhabitants. Those lands permit us to view the future ... with greater confidence. I can state that, so far, Anglo-American assistance has been very meager"?

Answer: Benito Mussolini

Known as Il Duce, Mussolini was Italy's Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. In 1943 King Victor Emmanuel III had Mussolini arrested. Mussolini was rescued by German Special Forces, but ultimately captured and hanged by Italian partisans.
7. Who drafted a statement, for which in the event there was no need and was never delivered, containing the following: "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops"?

Answer: General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Eisenhower drafted a statement fearing the D-Day landings might not succeed. The statement was not needed and was never delivered.

In 1952 Eisenhower was elected President of the United States, defeating Adlai Stevenson. Shortly before leaving office Eisenhower famously warned of the "military-industrial complex".
8. To whom did Stalin direct the following: "I am warning you for the last time. If you once more allow yourself to forget your duty to the Stavka you will be removed from your post of Chief of the General Staff and you will be recalled from the front."

Answer: Marshal Vasilevsky

The above quote was from August 1943. Vasilevsky was the Stavka representative for the Donbass operation and Stalin was upset that he was not receiving daily reports.

In June 1942 Aleksandr Vasilevsky had been named Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces. Vasilevsky and Zhukov developed and implemented the counteroffensive during the Battle of Stalingrad.
9. Explaining his decision not to participate in a conspiracy against Hitler, who wrote: "It was clear to me that any attempt to make the necessary changes by force would lead to the collapse of our front. The thought that the Russians would get through to Germany ruled out any violent change as much as did the Anglo-Saxon demand for unconditional surrender"?

Answer: Erich von Manstein

During the Battle of Stalingrad, Hitler appointed von Manstein commander of Army Group Don. Operation Winter Storm was designed to relieve Germany's Sixth Army. Von Manstein's troops were stopped about thirty miles from the Sixth Army. In February 1943 German Field Marshal Paulus surrendered in Stalingrad with 90,000 German soldiers as prisoners.

Hitler dismissed von Manstein in March 1944. He was captured by the British in 1945 and served only four years of an eighteen year sentence, due in part to efforts by Winston Churchill and others.
10. In the early days of Operation Barbarossa what chief of staff of the German Army wrote in his diary on July 3, 1941: "On the whole, then, one can even now say that the objective of shattering the bulk of the Russian army in front of the Dvina and Dnieper has been accomplished"?

Answer: General Franz Halder

In September 1942 Halder was dismissed as Chief of Staff of the German army. Halder was implicated in the July plot to assassinate Hitler and was arrested.
Freed at the conclusion of the war, Halder was not tried as a war criminal and ultimately the United States awarded Halder the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
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