World War One Quiz for Experts | War History

Answer: August von Mackensen

August Mackensen, was a German field marshal. He commanded with extreme success during the First World War and introduced stormtrooper tactics that was used during the Kaiserschlacht (Spring Offensive, 21 March-18 July 1918) for the first major breakthrough on the Western Front.

Answer: Sidney Reilly

Sidney Reilly was a Russian born adventurer who was employed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and later by the Foreign Section of the British Secret Service Bureau. It is alleged that he spied for four different nations and concocted a plan to assassinate the leaders of Bolshevism.

Answer: Battle of the Somme

Tanks were developed by the navy under the direction of First Admiral, Winston Churchill, as a way to break the stalemate on the Western Front. Tanks were first used on the Somme battlefield with limited success since they broke down quickly or got bogged down in shell holes or knocked out by artillery fire.

Answer: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck fought in German East Africa using guerrilla tactics against numerically superior foes and without aid from Germany for the entire duration of the war. He was also the last German military leader to surrender.

Answer: Siege of Osowiec Fortress

The attack on Osowiec Fortress took place in August 1915 where the Germans used poison gas against the Russian defenders who did not have gas masks. The Germans then advanced en masse with 7000 troops but one hundred members of the Russian army who had survived the gas attack rose from the trenches and marched.

They staggered blindly and coughed up bits of their own lungs and the sight of them incited terror in the German ranks who fled the battlefield and returned to their starting positions. The battle is sometimes referred to as the "Attack of the Dead Men"

Answer: Francis Pegahmagabow

Francis Pegahmagabow was an indigenous Canadian citizen who was credited with 378 confirmed sniper kills and with capturing 300 more. He was awarded the Military Medal three times and would ultimately survive the war.

Answer: Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel fought at the Battle of Caporetto. Rommel's battalion, consisting of three rifle companies and a machine gun unit, was part of an attempt to take enemy positions on three mountains: Kolovrat, Matajur, and Stol. In two and a half days, from 25 to 27 October, Rommel and his 150 men captured 81 guns and 9,000 men.

Answer: Eddie Rickenbacker

Eddie Rickenbacker was the most successful American fighter ace of the war with 26 confirmed victories. He was awarded the Medal of Honour.

Answer: Oskar Potiorek

Oskar Potiorek led the Austro-Hungarian army with the intent on invading Serbia and dealing a decisive blow. After initially seizing Belgrade, the Serbians successfully counter attacked leading to a full withdrawal and humiliating defeat for the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Answer: William Harold Coltman

William Coltman was a British soldier who was a recipient of Britain's highest military medal, the Victoria Cross. He was the most decorated rank and file soldier of the war.