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Quiz about The Last Weeks of WWII in Europe

The Last Weeks of WWII in Europe Quiz

This quiz is on the final days of WWWII in Europe, concentrating on Hitler's Bunker, the Battle of Berlin and Germany's surrender.

A multiple-choice quiz by lozzer100. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lozzer100

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
343,029

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
634

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these people was in the bunker when Hitler committed suicide? Hint

Heinrich Himmler

Albert Speer

Herrman Goering

Joseph Goebbels

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who tried to surrender Germany to the Allies while in Lubeck? Hint

Heinrich Himmler

Herrman Goering

Albert Speer

Joseph Goebbels

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these concentration camps was the last to be liberated? Hint

Stutthoff

Treblinka

Auschwitz

Dachau

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who surrendered in the last forces in Berlin? Hint

Albert Speer

Joseph Goebbels

Herrman Goering

Helmuth Weidling

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many Germans died in the battle of Berlin? Hint

80,000-90,0000

120,000-130,000

92,000-100,000

50,000-60,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the Volkssturm? Hint

The remaining SS units in one big unit

POWs

The last luftwaffe Sqaudron

Volunteers who were too old for conscription

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was executed for association with Himmler and going AWOL? Hint

Karl Wolff

Herrman Goering

Hermann Fegelein

Wilhelm Mohnke

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who became the official Reich President when Hitler committed suicide? Hint

Albert Speer

Karl Doenitz

Erwin Rommel

Alfred Jodl

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Question 9 of 10

9. How did Goebbels kill himself? Hint

Hanged himself

Shot himself

Poisoned himself

He didn't kill himself and managed to flee to Paraguay

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Question 10 of 10

10. On what date did German forces in Denmark, North West Germany and the Netherlands surrender? Hint

15th May 1945

4th May 1945

1st May 1945

28th April 1945

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these people was in the bunker when Hitler committed suicide?

Answer: Joseph Goebbels

Goebbels also committed suicide on the same day as his "beloved Fuehrer." His wife poisoned their five kids.

2. Who tried to surrender Germany to the Allies while in Lubeck?

Answer: Heinrich Himmler

According to the BBC (British radio), he tried to surrender the Reich to the Allies. He had been planning this for months. His offer was not accepted or even taken very seriously.

3. Which of these concentration camps was the last to be liberated?

Answer: Stutthoff

Stutthof was on the territory of the former Free City of Danzig and was liberated by Soviet forces on 9 May 1945. Most of the prisoners had been taken on death marches or put on ships bound for Germany. (Some of the smaller boats sank and some bodies were washed ashore in Denmark). Only 100 prisoners were found; they had managed to hide from the SS guards while they were evacuating other inmates.

Stutthof had a very high death rate - an estimated 85,000 out of 110,000 prisoners were killed.

Many of the guards were caught, tried, convicted and publicly hanged on the outskirts of Danzig.

4. Who surrendered in the last forces in Berlin?

Answer: Helmuth Weidling

By then the German forces defending Berlin were in tatters. Weidling appealed for an end to further resistance to the Soviet Army and apparently fainted after he speaking to the Berlin people and the remnants of German forces in Berlin over microphone.

5. How many Germans died in the battle of Berlin?

Answer: 92,000-100,000

The last defences were made up of Volkssturm, Hitler Youth, and SS and regular soldiers.

6. What was the Volkssturm?

Answer: Volunteers who were too old for conscription

The Volkssturm were among the last defenders of the crumbling Reich. Most of these men were only equipped with a rifle and a few bullets.

7. Who was executed for association with Himmler and going AWOL?

Answer: Hermann Fegelein

Fegelein was found AWOL in civilian clothes and about to try to flee to Sweden. He was taken back to Hitler's bunker and was shot without further ado.

8. Who became the official Reich President when Hitler committed suicide?

Answer: Karl Doenitz

In April 1945 Hitler revived the presidency of the Reich. Karl Doenitz officially surrendered Germany, although Goering claimed to be the new leader of Germany.

9. How did Goebbels kill himself?

Answer: Shot himself

He shot his wife, then himself, and then burnt, like Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun.

10. On what date did German forces in Denmark, North West Germany and the Netherlands surrender?

Answer: 4th May 1945

Doenitz' Kriegsmarine also surrendered on this date.

Source: Author lozzer100

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