Prelude to the Second World War

Question 1

Re-occupation of the Saarland and Rhineland?

Answer 1

7 March 1936

Question 2

Austrian annexation, term and year?

Answer 2

12 March 1938, Anschluss

Question 3

Britain, Germany, Italy and Germany sign agreement giving Germany the Sudetenland. Name and date.

Answer 3

Munich agreement, 30th September 1938

Question 4

Germany invades Czechoslovakia unopposed. Slovakia forms a separate pro-Nazi state.

Answer 4

15th March 1939

Question 5

Poland and Hungary occupy the Teschen and Ruthenian areas.

Answer 5

15th March 1939

Question 6

Germany invades Poland

Answer 6

1st September 1939

Question 7

France and Britain declare war on Germany

Answer 7

3rd September 1939

Question 8

Phoney War, French army makes limited attack on the Saarland.

Answer 8

7th September 1939, 8 month period.

Question 9

German forces reach Warsaw

Answer 9

8th September 1939

Question 10

Soviet Union invades Poland

Answer 10

17th September 1939

Question 11

Warsaw surrenders after nearly 3 weeks of fighting

Answer 11

27th September 1939

Question 12

Poland surrenders

Answer 12

6th October 1939

Question 13

German invasion of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

Answer 13

10th May 1940

Question 14

Fall Gelb

Answer 14

10th May - 4th June

Question 15

Manstein Plan

Answer 15

Conflicted strategic proposal of Erich Von Manstein. Initially dismissed by Halder and OKH, but adopted by Hitler when Manstein’s staff brought it to his attention.

Question 16

Mechelen incident

Answer 16

10th Jan 1940, German staff officer forced landing in Belgium. Fall Gelb plans captured, leading to German change of plans.

Question 17

Fall Rot

Answer 17

5th June - 22nd June 1940

Question 18

Italy invades France

Answer 18

10th June 1940

Question 19

Second Armistice at Compiègne

Answer 19

22 June 1940. Effective on the 25th, France surrenders.

Question 20

(Finn-Soviet Conflict) Start of the Winter War

Answer 20

30th November 1939

Question 21

(Finn-Soviet Conflict) Moscow Peace Treaty

Answer 21

13th March 1940

Question 22

(Finn-Soviet Conflict) The Continuation War

Answer 22

25th June 1941

Question 23

(Finn-Soviet Conflict) Moscow Armistice

Answer 23

Resolution of the Second Soviet-Finnish war. 19th September 1944

Question 24

(Finn-Soviet Conflict) Lapland War

Answer 24

September - November 1944. Result of the Moscow Armistice. Expulsion of German troops from Finland by the Finns.

Question 25

(Norway/Denmark Campaign) German invasion of Denmark and Norway

Answer 25

April 9th 1940

Question 26

Vidkun Quisling

Answer 26

Leader of Norwegian collaborationist government 1942 onwards.

Question 27

(Norway/Denmark Campaign) HMS Glowworm

Answer 27

rammed Heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper 8th April 1940. Posthumous VC awarded. First of WW2.

Question 28

(Norway/Denmark Campaign) First battle of Narvik

Answer 28

10th April 1940

Question 29

(Norway/Denmark Campaign) Late May early June, allied troops withdraw from Narvik.

Answer 29

Operation Alphabet

Question 30

(Norway/Denmark Campaign) Operation Weserübung

Answer 30

Invasion of Denmark & Norway. (Op Weser exercise. Weser being a river in lower Saxony)