⚔️ WW2 Trivia - Mind-Blowing War Facts That Will Shock History Buffs

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What did civilians grow at home to supplement rationed food?

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Which German battleship was sunk in May 1941 after a North Atlantic chase?

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Which German city hosted the 1945 to 1946 international tribunal of major war criminals?

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What was the exact production total of the German Me 262 jet including prototypes?

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What name was given to the nations of Germany, Italy and Japan as partners?

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Which city in Japan was the target of the first atomic bombing on August 6, 1945?

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What was the code name for Germany's June 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union?

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What was the official title of the Japanese surrender ceremony location on September 2, 1945?

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On what date did D-Day landings begin on the coast of Normandy?

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Which massive sea and air battle in June 1942 crippled Japanese carrier strength?

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Which Axis nation was led by Benito Mussolini during most of the war?

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Which German field marshal was nicknamed the Desert Fox in North Africa?

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What amphibious assault on February 19, 1945 led to a famous flag raising photo?

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What was the Allied code breaking center at Bletchley known for operating?

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Which Luftwaffe night fighter ace pioneered airborne radar interception with the Lichtenstein set?

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Which armored vehicle became the most produced tank of the war with totals exceeding eighty thousand?

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Which American battleship remains a memorial after sinking at Pearl Harbor?

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Which German panzer division spearheaded the drive to the Meuse at Sedan in May 1940?

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Which code name referred to the airborne and landings in southern France in August 1944?

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What crucial technology network helped Britain detect incoming raids in 1940?

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What was the Allied landing in French North Africa in 1942 called?

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What was the precise date that Germany launched its Ardennes counteroffensive known as the Battle of the Bulge?

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Which Allied unit code named Ultra first read the full daily key for Luftwaffe Enigma on May 22, 1940?

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Which French region gave its name to the 1940 German bypass of the Maginot Line?

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Which harbor in Hawaii was attacked by carrier aircraft on December 7, 1941?

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What was the German encryption device whose codes were broken by Allied cryptanalysts?

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Which Allied general served as Supreme Commander for the Normandy landings?

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Which British scientist led the radar push and later advised on wartime research?

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Which Polish cryptologists first broke early Enigma procedures before the war?

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Which treaty ending World War 1 sowed grievances that fueled World War 2?

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Which bomber aircraft dropped the Hiroshima device?

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Which US general led the island hopping campaign through the Southwest Pacific?

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Which Allied deception plan used a corpse with false papers to mislead about Sicily?

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Which American field artillery piece fired the first US round in the European Theater in 1942?

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Which Soviet leader commanded the USSR during World War 2?

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What date in Europe is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day?

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What codename did Germany give the planned invasion of Britain that never launched?

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Which Soviet lend lease fighter model arrived first to the Arctic convoys in late 1941?

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What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the B-29 Enola Gay?

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Which propaganda song became a morale anthem with singer Vera Lynn?

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What was the largest naval battle in history by tonnage fought in October 1944?

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What was the exact number of days the Siege of Leningrad lasted?

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Which exact model of British depth charge first used hydrostatic pistols set to twenty five feet in 1939?

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What was the exact designation of the Allied cross Channel pipeline used to fuel the invasion forces?

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Which campaign was the first major defeat of the German Luftwaffe?

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Which Nazi secret police organization terrorized occupied Europe?

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Who served as British prime minister for most of World War 2?

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Which long siege on the Volga ended with a German surrender in February 1943?

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Which cipher variant of Enigma was used by the German High Command with an extra rotor?

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What term did Londoners use for the sustained German bombing in 1940 and 1941?

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Which Allied force cracked naval codes that helped at Midway?

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Which beach was among the five Allied landing sectors on June 6, 1944?

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Which US president asked Congress for a declaration of war after Pearl Harbor?

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Which specific Japanese carrier launched the first wave at Pearl Harbor under Fuchida?

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Which Allied conference in 1945 planned postwar zones in Germany?

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What was the precise date of the Quebec Agreement that bound US and UK nuclear cooperation?

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Which British signals intelligence unit designated Y Service intercepted Luftwaffe plots from which exact station near Scarborough?

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What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944?

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Which event on September 1, 1939 is widely marked as the start of World War 2?

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Which code name covered the German 1942 plan to capture Caucasus oil after the fall of Rostov?

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Which US Army Air Forces unit of Black pilots escorted bombers with red tails?

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What exact tonnage did the German battleship Bismarck displace at standard load?

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What popular American poster featured a woman flexing with the words 'We Can Do It'?

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Which Soviet front commander orchestrated the encirclement at Stalingrad from the steppe?

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Which operation name covered the Arnhem airborne attempt in September 1944?

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Which Allied power bore the brunt of fighting on the Eastern Front?

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Which Japanese city was the second to be struck by an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945?

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Which country suffered the Leningrad blockade that lasted over two years?

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Which precise British radar chain station fired the first wartime warning on August 15, 1940?

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Which fighter credited to Eric Winkle Brown landed on a carrier with jets for the first time?

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Which US heavy bomber was nicknamed the Flying Fortress?

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What secret Anglo-American research program built the first atomic weapons?

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What did civilians grow at home to supplement rationed food?

Which German battleship was sunk in May 1941 after a North Atlantic chase?

Which German city hosted the 1945 to 1946 international tribunal of major war criminals?

What was the exact production total of the German Me 262 jet including prototypes?

What name was given to the nations of Germany, Italy and Japan as partners?

Which city in Japan was the target of the first atomic bombing on August 6, 1945?

What was the code name for Germany's June 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union?

What was the official title of the Japanese surrender ceremony location on September 2, 1945?

On what date did D-Day landings begin on the coast of Normandy?

Which massive sea and air battle in June 1942 crippled Japanese carrier strength?

Which Axis nation was led by Benito Mussolini during most of the war?

Which German field marshal was nicknamed the Desert Fox in North Africa?

What amphibious assault on February 19, 1945 led to a famous flag raising photo?

What was the Allied code breaking center at Bletchley known for operating?

Which Luftwaffe night fighter ace pioneered airborne radar interception with the Lichtenstein set?

Which armored vehicle became the most produced tank of the war with totals exceeding eighty thousand?

Which American battleship remains a memorial after sinking at Pearl Harbor?

Which German panzer division spearheaded the drive to the Meuse at Sedan in May 1940?

Which code name referred to the airborne and landings in southern France in August 1944?

What crucial technology network helped Britain detect incoming raids in 1940?

What was the Allied landing in French North Africa in 1942 called?

What was the precise date that Germany launched its Ardennes counteroffensive known as the Battle of the Bulge?

Which Allied unit code named Ultra first read the full daily key for Luftwaffe Enigma on May 22, 1940?

Which French region gave its name to the 1940 German bypass of the Maginot Line?

Which harbor in Hawaii was attacked by carrier aircraft on December 7, 1941?

What was the German encryption device whose codes were broken by Allied cryptanalysts?

Which Allied general served as Supreme Commander for the Normandy landings?

Which British scientist led the radar push and later advised on wartime research?

Which Polish cryptologists first broke early Enigma procedures before the war?

Which treaty ending World War 1 sowed grievances that fueled World War 2?

Which bomber aircraft dropped the Hiroshima device?

Which US general led the island hopping campaign through the Southwest Pacific?

Which Allied deception plan used a corpse with false papers to mislead about Sicily?

Which American field artillery piece fired the first US round in the European Theater in 1942?

Which Soviet leader commanded the USSR during World War 2?

What date in Europe is celebrated as Victory in Europe Day?

What codename did Germany give the planned invasion of Britain that never launched?

Which Soviet lend lease fighter model arrived first to the Arctic convoys in late 1941?

What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the B-29 Enola Gay?

Which propaganda song became a morale anthem with singer Vera Lynn?

What was the largest naval battle in history by tonnage fought in October 1944?

What was the exact number of days the Siege of Leningrad lasted?

Which exact model of British depth charge first used hydrostatic pistols set to twenty five feet in 1939?

What was the exact designation of the Allied cross Channel pipeline used to fuel the invasion forces?

Which campaign was the first major defeat of the German Luftwaffe?

Which Nazi secret police organization terrorized occupied Europe?

Who served as British prime minister for most of World War 2?

Which long siege on the Volga ended with a German surrender in February 1943?

Which cipher variant of Enigma was used by the German High Command with an extra rotor?

What term did Londoners use for the sustained German bombing in 1940 and 1941?

Which Allied force cracked naval codes that helped at Midway?

Which beach was among the five Allied landing sectors on June 6, 1944?

Which US president asked Congress for a declaration of war after Pearl Harbor?

Which specific Japanese carrier launched the first wave at Pearl Harbor under Fuchida?

Which Allied conference in 1945 planned postwar zones in Germany?

What was the precise date of the Quebec Agreement that bound US and UK nuclear cooperation?

Which British signals intelligence unit designated Y Service intercepted Luftwaffe plots from which exact station near Scarborough?

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944?

Which event on September 1, 1939 is widely marked as the start of World War 2?

Which code name covered the German 1942 plan to capture Caucasus oil after the fall of Rostov?

Which US Army Air Forces unit of Black pilots escorted bombers with red tails?

What exact tonnage did the German battleship Bismarck displace at standard load?

What popular American poster featured a woman flexing with the words 'We Can Do It'?

Which Soviet front commander orchestrated the encirclement at Stalingrad from the steppe?

Which operation name covered the Arnhem airborne attempt in September 1944?

Which Allied power bore the brunt of fighting on the Eastern Front?

Which Japanese city was the second to be struck by an atomic bomb on August 9, 1945?

Which country suffered the Leningrad blockade that lasted over two years?

Which precise British radar chain station fired the first wartime warning on August 15, 1940?

Which fighter credited to Eric Winkle Brown landed on a carrier with jets for the first time?

Which US heavy bomber was nicknamed the Flying Fortress?

What secret Anglo-American research program built the first atomic weapons?

Which German city's underground factory Mittelwerk assembled V-2 rockets with forced labor?

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