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Quiz about US 5th Armored Division was First

US 5th Armored Division was First! Quiz

The US 5th Armored Division was commissioned and de-commissioned twice (1941-1945 & 1950-1956), but had many firsts. Race you to the end of the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by cookermom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cookermom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
328,907

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The US 5th Armored Division had many firsts during World War II. Most of these were secret until after the war. Because these missions were kept secret, the 5th Armored Division was known as ... Hint

Patton's Ghosts

Ike's Spikes

Brewster's Roosters

Deceptive Division

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 5th Armored Division had another nickname. What was it? Hint

Winning Division

Victory Division

Racing Division

Triumphant Division

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 5th Armored Division had many firsts during World War II. Which of the following was NOT a first for the 5th Armored Division? Hint

First to liberate Paris

First to breach the Siegfried Line

First to liberate Luxembourg

First to reach Belgium

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who commanded the 5th Armored Division from March 1943 to June 1945? Hint

Major General Jack W. Heard

Major General Lunsford E. Oliver

Major General Merrill Ross

Major General Holmes E. Dager

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Question 5 of 10

5. In December 1944, the 5th Armored fought a ferocious, foot-by-foot battle through which of the following forests? Hint

Compiegne Forest

Argonne Forest

Black Forest

Hurtgen Forest

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 5th was activated at which of the following camps? Hint

Camp Cooke, CA

Fort Knox, KY

Pine Camp, NY

Camp Kilmer, NJ

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 5th moved so fast that they ran out of... Hint

Food

Maps

Gas

Their boots

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Question 8 of 10

8. The 5th was nearest to what city at the end of the war in Europe? Hint

Rome

Bremen

Vienna

Berlin

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 5th Armored Division did NOT train at which of the following locations? Hint

Fort Riley

Campe Cooke

Fort Knox

Pine Camp

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 5th Armored Division originated what battle concept? Hint

Married companies

Air drop supplies

Amphibious landings

Night maneuvers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Patton's Ghosts

Because of their stealth and speed, they became known as Patton's Ghosts, being assigned to Patton's Third Army.

2. The 5th Armored Division had another nickname. What was it?

Answer: Victory Division

They were called the Victory Division because of the many battles they won. The 5th had victories in the Rhineland, in the Ardennes, Alsace, Normandy, and elsewhere in Northern France.

3. The 5th Armored Division had many firsts during World War II. Which of the following was NOT a first for the 5th Armored Division?

Answer: First to liberate Paris

Although the 5th was in position to liberate Paris, the French Army was allowed to liberate their capital.

4. Who commanded the 5th Armored Division from March 1943 to June 1945?

Answer: Major General Lunsford E. Oliver

All four of these major generals (Oiver, Heard, Ross,and Dager) commanded the 5th Armored Division at one time or another, but Oliver was the commander during World War II.

5. In December 1944, the 5th Armored fought a ferocious, foot-by-foot battle through which of the following forests?

Answer: Hurtgen Forest

The book "Paths of Armor" describes the 5th Armored's role in WWII, and especially the battle in the Hurten Forest. This book can be ordered through the 5th Armored Division website. http://www.5ad.org/

6. The 5th was activated at which of the following camps?

Answer: Fort Knox, KY

Activated at Fort Knox, they were sent to California where they built Camp Cooke. They completed their desert training there and were sent to Pine Camp, NY for mountain and winter training. They were shipped out from Camp Kilmer, NJ to New York Harbor and then to England and Europe.

7. The 5th moved so fast that they ran out of...

Answer: Maps

If you remember the scene from "Patton," the 5th attacked, circled around, attacked, circled around ... so swiftly that they ran out of maps before new maps could be sent up the line to let them know where they were supposed to attack next.

8. The 5th was nearest to what city at the end of the war in Europe?

Answer: Berlin

They were within 50 miles Berlin when the orders came that the Germany had surrendered and that the war was over in the European Theatre.

9. The 5th Armored Division did NOT train at which of the following locations?

Answer: Fort Riley

Fort Knox has a monument to the 5th Armored Division. In 2010 they planned to remove the monument to another camp. The dwindling numbers of the 5th Armored Division appealed, and the Army agreed that the monument should remain at Fort Knox where the 5th was first activated.

10. The 5th Armored Division originated what battle concept?

Answer: Married companies

The 5th was the first to "marry" armored infantry with tank battalions.

Source: Author cookermom

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