Great patriotic war

Question 1

By December how many had the red army lost

Answer 1

6 Million

Question 2

What was order 227 called

Answer 2

“Not a step back”

Question 3

What was the fall of Rostov

Answer 3

Russian armies lowest point

Question 4

When did Germany surrender in the war

Answer 4

31 january 1943

Question 5

What did the purging of military leaders start with

Answer 5

Tukhachevsky- leading military officer

Question 6

When did Stalin launch the purge of high ranking military officers

Answer 6

1937

Question 7

What was the result of the army general purges

Answer 7

Shattered morale

Allies assumed that Russia was a broken shell

Question 8

What was operation bagration

Answer 8

Decisive as anything in the history of warefare

Question 9

Following operation bagration how many German army soldiers were destroyed in 68 days

Answer 9

1.2 Million

Question 10

How many deaths did the Russians suffer

Answer 10

26M

Question 11

How many tanks did they lose in 3 weeks

Answer 11

2,000 tanks in 3 weeks

Question 12

Who was the first Red army officer to be purged

Answer 12

Tukhachevsky

Question 13

When did Stalin launch his purges

Answer 13

1937

Question 14

What was the result of Stalins purges

Answer 14

Morale shattered
initiative and independence of action stifled

Question 15

By December how many men had the Red army lost

Answer 15

6 Million men

Question 16

What did Stalin say 6 days after the German invasion

Answer 16

“Lenin left us a great legacy, but we, his heirs have messed it up”

Question 17

What was the result of Stalin’s purges

Answer 17

Morale shattered
initiative and independence of action stifled

Question 18

What did Konstantin Simovov say about one of Stalin’s speeches during the Great patriotic war

Answer 18

” The words “my friends” had moved us to tears”

Question 19

How much GDP did Russia devote to the war and how did other countries

Answer 19

Russia 50% of GDP
Other countries 20%

Question 20

What power was the GKO given

Answer 20

Power over all existing party and state bodies
-Supervise, military, political and economic life

Question 21

How many Volga Germans were deported in 1941 despite there being no grounds to call them Nazi spies

Answer 21

600,000

Question 22

How many members of Ethnic minorities were deported to the Soviet interior

Answer 22

2 Million

Question 23

What was the dilemma of the Red army soldier

Answer 23

If you surrendered you were a deserter
If you retreated you were a traitor

Question 24

What happened to Red army soldiers who retreated or surrendered

Answer 24

Shot on the spot or sent to punishment companies