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Take this Operation Barbarossa Quiz! Difficult Trivia | European War

This quiz covers the German side of the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, especially the commanders.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kenny00. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Kenny00

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
351,331

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
394

Last 3 plays: hellobion (10/10), Guest 141 (3/10), Guest 78 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following generals was NOT the commander of an army or army group on the day of the German invasion? Hint

Gerd von Rundstedt

Walther Model

G�nther von Kluge

Adolf Strauss

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following armies was part of Army Group Centre? Hint

6th Army

16th Army

11th Army

4th Army

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Question 3 of 10

3. Father of the Panzerwaffe Heinz Guderian was in command of which Panzergruppe? Hint

3rd Panzergruppe

4th Panzergruppe

1st Panzergruppe

2nd Panzergruppe

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the codeword given the night before the invasion commenced? Hint

M�nchen

Fredericus

Dortmund

Kaiser

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Question 5 of 10

5. Link the correct army to the commander. Hint

3rd Panzergruppe, Erich H�ppner

6th Army, Wilhelm List

2nd Army, Maximilliam von Weichs

16th Army, Adolf Strauss

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Question 6 of 10

6. Later the main figure of the July 20th assasination attempt on Hitler, who was Chief of Staff of H�ppner's 4th Panzer Group before being transferred to North Africa? Hint

Carl-Heinrich von St�lpn�gel

Ludwig Beck

Claus von Stauffenberg

Ernst Fromm

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Axis nation's army did NOT cross or had troops on the border on the opening day of Barbarossa? Hint

Slovakia

Finland

Italy

Romania

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the objective some optimistic German planners thought they could reach before the winter and autumn bogged down operations? Hint

The A-A line, Astrachan-Archangelsk

The Pacific Ocean

The River Volga

Moscow

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many of the famed Panzer Divisions were involved in the opening stage of the operation? Hint

19, 1 in reserve

20, 7 in reserve

17, 2 in reserve

11, none in reserve

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Question 10 of 10

10. Roughly, how many men were involved on both sides on June 22nd 1941? Hint

9.125.000

1.500.000

6.300.000

2.350.000

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following generals was NOT the commander of an army or army group on the day of the German invasion?

Answer: Walther Model

Model was only put in charge of the 9th Army of HG Mitte after Field Marshal Fedor von Bock asked to be relieved of command, and when von Kluge took over his job after which Model got command of the 9th.

2. Which of the following armies was part of Army Group Centre?

Answer: 4th Army

The 6th and 11th belonged to AG South and the 16th to AG North. Of the Armies mentioned above, only the 4th belonged to AG Centre.

3. Father of the Panzerwaffe Heinz Guderian was in command of which Panzergruppe?

Answer: 2nd Panzergruppe

Guderian's XIXth motorised army corps headquarters was upgraded to 2nd Panzergroup after the French Campaign. After the battle of Kiev, it was renamed 2nd Panzer Army. Guderian was relieved of his command after an argument with Hitler in December 1941.

4. What was the codeword given the night before the invasion commenced?

Answer: Dortmund

On the evening before the attack, the codeword Dortmund was sent to all frontline units.

5. Link the correct army to the commander.

Answer: 2nd Army, Maximilliam von Weichs

Army group North was composed of the 16th Army under Busch, 18th Army under K�chler and 4th Panzer, under H�ppner. Army Group Centre was composed of 2nd Army under von Weichs, 4th Army under von Kluge, 9th Army under Strauss, 2nd Panzer under Guderian and 3rd Panzer under Hoth. Army Group South was composed of 6th Army under Reichenau, 11th Army under Schobert, 17th Army under von St�lpn�gel and 1st Panzer under von Kleist.

6. Later the main figure of the July 20th assasination attempt on Hitler, who was Chief of Staff of H�ppner's 4th Panzer Group before being transferred to North Africa?

Answer: Claus von Stauffenberg

Claus von Stauffenberg was Chief of Staff of 4th Panzer Group. Later he was excecuted for high treason.

7. Which Axis nation's army did NOT cross or had troops on the border on the opening day of Barbarossa?

Answer: Italy

Italy's expeditionary corps didn't enter the battle until well after the initial invasion.

8. What was the objective some optimistic German planners thought they could reach before the winter and autumn bogged down operations?

Answer: The A-A line, Astrachan-Archangelsk

Hitler thaught that this line was easily achievable before the winter of 1941/42, it was even a main objetive.

9. How many of the famed Panzer Divisions were involved in the opening stage of the operation?

Answer: 17, 2 in reserve

Of the 20 existing Panzer Divisions, 1 was deployed in Africa, 2 were in reserve in the 2nd Amry behind Army Group Centre. 17 divisions were deployed in the first wave of attack, 5 in the 1st Panzergroup, 5 in the 2nd Panzergroup, 4 in the 3rd Panzergroup and 3 in the 4th Panzergroup.

10. Roughly, how many men were involved on both sides on June 22nd 1941?

Answer: 6.300.000

It was the largest single operation in military history, with over 6.000.000 men involved on both sides.

Source: Author Kenny00

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