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Quiz about The Leibstandarte 1st SS Panzer Division

The Leibstandarte: 1st SS Panzer Division Quiz

The 1st SS Panzer Division was a very good fighting force - that is, when it was not committing atrocities.

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

Author
beterave

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,229

Updated
Nov 09 24

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: twlmy (10/10), hellobion (10/10), milopup (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What did the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler become notorious for during the Polish Campaign of 1939? Hint

burning villages

rapid advances

taking prisoners

taking Jewish hostages

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which famous Luftwaffe general was seriously wounded by men of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler at Rotterdam? Hint

Herman Goering

Kurt Student

Albert Kesselring

August Von der Heydte

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Question 3 of 10

3. What positive credit can be given to the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler during the campaign in France in 1940? Hint

it did not fight in France in 1940

it committed no atrocities

it made the swiftest and farthest advance

it sustained no losses

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Kurt Meyer get his men to advance while under fire at Kleisoura Pass in Greece? Hint

he threw a live grenade at them

he bravely led a charge

he quoted from Mein Kampf

he allowed himself to be wounded

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler do when six of its men were found killed at Taganrog in Russia? Hint

it executed 4,000 Russian POWs

nothing,as the Wehrmact stopped them

burned the town down

rounded up 20,000 Jews for deportation

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which stategically important city was abandoned against Hitler's orders and later recaptured by the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler in the winter of 1943 in Russia? Hint

Orel

Moscow

Smirnov

Kharkov

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did the US Army GIs think of the Waffen SS soldiers in Normandy? Hint

they were soldiers like other soldiers

they lacked courage without armoured support

they were below average

they were fanatical

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the 'tank ace' of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler? Hint

Johannes Beiter

Kurt Knispel

Ernst Barkman

Michael Wittman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler officer was chosen to lead the main assault in the Ardennes? Hint

Fritz Witt

Kurt Meyer

Theodor Wisch

Joachim Peiper

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the US army's initial reaction to the Malmedy Massacre? Hint

it forbade the taking of Waffen SS as prisoners

there was panic

it ordered restraint

nothing extraordinary was done

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler become notorious for during the Polish Campaign of 1939?

Answer: burning villages

The Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler was imfamous for burning Polish villages. This was relatively mild by comparison with things that were to come.

2. Which famous Luftwaffe general was seriously wounded by men of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler at Rotterdam?

Answer: Kurt Student

General Kurt Student was seriously wounded by the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler at Rotterdam. He was wounded while they were firing on Dutch soldiers who were stacking their arms after they had surrendered. From that day on, he considered them a bunch of 'trigger happy madmen'.

3. What positive credit can be given to the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler during the campaign in France in 1940?

Answer: it made the swiftest and farthest advance

The one positive note about the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler is that it made the swiftest and farthest penetration into France before the French surrendered. However, it was also responsible for the massacre at Wormhoudt.

4. How did Kurt Meyer get his men to advance while under fire at Kleisoura Pass in Greece?

Answer: he threw a live grenade at them

Captain Kurt Meyer, the battalion commander, threw a live hand grenade at his own men in order to get them to advance under fire at Kleisoura Pass, - and yes, it worked.

5. What did the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler do when six of its men were found killed at Taganrog in Russia?

Answer: it executed 4,000 Russian POWs

The Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler executed 4,000 Russian POWs as a reprisal for the death of six of its men. The Wehrmacht was unable to stop them.

6. Which stategically important city was abandoned against Hitler's orders and later recaptured by the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler in the winter of 1943 in Russia?

Answer: Kharkov

Kharkov was abandoned against orders by SS General Paul Hausser and later recaptured by the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. He was one of the few generals who defied an express order from Hitler and was not sacked or worse.

7. What did the US Army GIs think of the Waffen SS soldiers in Normandy?

Answer: they were fanatical

US Army GIs considered the Waffen SS to be fanatical soldiers who would fight with a fierceness they had never seen in Italy or North Africa - determined and deadly on the offensive or in defensive positions.

8. Who was the 'tank ace' of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler?

Answer: Michael Wittman

Michael Wittman, also known as the 'Black Baron' was the undisputed tank ace of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. He is credited with 138 tanks destroyed and over a hundred other AFV. He was an unknown in Allied circles, but widely known inside Germany as an expert tanker.

9. Which Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler officer was chosen to lead the main assault in the Ardennes?

Answer: Joachim Peiper

Joachim Peiper, with 5,000 men with 600 armoured vehicles, led the SS spearhead in the Ardennes in the winter of 1944. Kampfgruppe Peiper is considered responsible for the Malmedy Massacre.

10. What was the US army's initial reaction to the Malmedy Massacre?

Answer: it forbade the taking of Waffen SS as prisoners

Upon hearing about the killing of unarmed American soldiers at Malmedy, an unofficial order was issued that no Waffen SS soldiers were to be taken prisoner, but were to be shot. Many GIs deliberately killed German POWs, SS and Wehrmacht alike. No US Army personnel was ever charged for this.

Source: Author beterave

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