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1. This general once slapped an enlisted soldier for suffering from combat fatigue in a field hospital.
2. This admiral was relieved of his command after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
3. Who was the German SS officer who led the daring hilltop raid that freed (or arguably kidnapped) Benito Mussolini?
4. This Japanese admiral was shot down near Bouganville in 1943 by American fighters acting on intercepted and decoded Japanese naval messages.
5. How many Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk at the battle of Midway?
6. This battle was the largest tank battle in history.
7. Who was the general who oversaw the fire bombing campaign of Japan from his base in the Marianas?
8. This submarine captain spent 18 months in a Japanese "special prisoner" camp after surviving the sinking of his submarine USS Tang.
9. Who was the last President of the German Reich?
10. This US marine won the medal of honor for action on Guadalcanal and later was killed during the battle of Iwo Jima.
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