Fact Test: The impact of WW2 Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Nazi-Soviet Pact signed?
A
August 1939
2
Q
When did Germany attack Russia?
A
June 1941
3
Q
When did the battle of Stalingrad start?
A
Spring 1942
4
Q
What was the life expectancy of a Russian soldier during Stalingrad?
A
24 hours
5
Q
What were the penal units?
A
Prisoners who took part in suicide missions to atone for their sins
6
Q
How many Soviet soldiers died on the Stalingrad front?
A
1 million
7
Q
What happened to General Pavlov?
A
Sentenced to death for cowardice
8
Q
When Stalin was made Time Magazine’s man of the Year?
A
1942
