WW2

Question 1

Siege of Leningrad: How long did the siege take place for.

Answer 1

872 Days.

Question 2

Siege of Leningrad: How many soldiers were in the red army.

Answer 2

200,000 red army soldiers.

Question 3

Siege of Leningrad: How many inhabitants helped during the siege.

Answer 3

Around 3 million.

Question 4

Siege of Leningrad: What did the Leningraders do to help defend the city at first.

Answer 4

Dug anti-tank ditches and reinforced the city.

Question 5

Siege of Leningrad: How did they get supplies.

Answer 5

The road of Doroga Zizmi across the frozen lake.

Question 6

Siege of Leningrad: What were the conditions like.

Answer 6

Sub zero temperatures, factories producing munitions, 125g of bread a day and many diseases.

Question 7

Siege of Leningrad: How many died between Jan/ Feb 1942.

Answer 7

200,000

Question 8

Siege of Leningrad: How many died by the end.

Answer 8

800,000 roughly

Question 9

Siege of Leningrad: What happened after the war.

Answer 9

Awarded the order of Lenin and the hero city of the soviet union.

Question 10

The Battle of Stalingrad: Describe the German battle plan.

Answer 10

capture the city, cross the river Volga and sweep southwards towards the caucus and Caspian sea.

Question 11

The Battle of Stalingrad: What were the key stages.

Answer 11

German troops reached the river Volga and fought there way into the city- took 80 percent of it.

Question 12

The Battle of Stalingrad: what was the outcome for germany

Answer 12

The red army realised the troops in Stalingrad were made up of weak troops from Italy, Romania and Hungary.

Question 13

The Battle of Stalingrad: What was the battle described as.

Answer 13

The turning point of the war as the allies realised the Germans were not as strong as first believed.

Question 14

The battle of Kursk: how many tanks did the germans have.

Answer 14

3000

Question 15

The battle of Kursk: How many men did they have

Answer 15

Around 900.000

Question 16

The battle of Kursk: How many aircrafts did they have.

Answer 16

1800 Luftwaffe’s

Question 17

The battle of Kursk: How did Russia know the plans.

Answer 17

NKVD

Question 18

The battle of Kursk: What did Russia do for defence.

Answer 18

set out vigarous defence, 400,000 mines 170km in depth.

Question 19

The battle of Kursk: What happened on July 5th-11th.

Answer 19

Massive German tank offensive, made Russians retreat 30m.

Question 20

The battle of Kursk: What did Russia do in response to the German offensive.

Answer 20

Lead a counter attack, destroyed 40 percent of what tanks were left, 2900 destroyed, 70,000 men killed.

Question 21

The battle of Kursk: What gains did Russia make.

Answer 21

Soviet Army continuoud to advance steadily, tarpped the German forces in Crimea.

Question 22

1944: What did the Soviets capture.

Answer 22

The black sea port of Odessa.

Question 23

1944: Why was D-Day important.

Answer 23

It opened up the second front for the Allies.

Question 24

1944: What did the Russians capture early in June

Answer 24

Minsk.

Question 25

1944:Where did Russia advance in the middle of June.

Answer 25

river vistula in Poland.

Question 26

1944: Why did Stalin not help the Poles uprising against Germany.

Answer 26

In order to terminate the poled that may cause difficulty after the war is over.

Question 27

1944: How long did they remain at the river vistula for.

Answer 27

6 months.

Question 28

1944:Where did the Russians sweeop through.

Answer 28

Latvia, Estonia and Lithuinia

Question 29

1945: What were the Russians planning to do

Answer 29

Launch their final offensive into the heart of Germany.

Question 30

1945:What happened on the 12th January.

Answer 30

Russia captured Warsaw and poured through the German Bridgehead of defences.

Question 31

1945: What river did the soviets advance through.

Answer 31

the river Oder.

Question 32

1945:What was the discipline of the red army on German soil.

Answer 32

poor, killed and raped innocents.

Question 33

1945: How far away were the Russian tanks from Berlin.

Answer 33

6oKM from the capital.

Question 34

1945: What happened a week later than the tanks.

Answer 34

First Russians entered the outskirts of Berlin.

Question 35

1945:What defended Germany

Answer 35

A type of home guard

Question 36

1945: How many defended Germany.

Answer 36

around 1 million people.

Question 37

1945:How far away were the red army on the 3oth April

Answer 37

a few meters away.

Question 38

1945:On the 30th April what did Hitler do.

Answer 38

take his own life.

Question 39

1945:What did the 2 generals do with the soviet flag.

Answer 39

Waved it above the Reichstag.

Question 40

1945:What were the generals names.

Answer 40

Yegorov and Kantariya.

Question 41

1945:When did Germany unconditionally surrender.

Answer 41

May 7th

Question 42

Barbarossa failures: Hitler was too…..

Answer 42

overconfident and underestimated the power of the soviets.

Question 43

Barbarossa failures: Transport.

Answer 43

The rail tracks were different to those in Germany, harder to transport munitions and men

Question 44

Barbarossa failures: ‘Scorched Earth policy’ explain

Answer 44

Destroy everything in order to help their survival.( Stalin )

Question 45

Barbarossa failures:Weather.

Answer 45

Hitlers army could not withstand the extreme weather while Russia were well equipped and were used to bad weather.

Question 46

Barbarossa failures: Strength of…..

Answer 46

red army aided by the NKVD.

Question 47

Barbarossa failures:What did Germany lack

Answer 47

food and munitions.

Question 48

Barbarossa failures: How many fronts

Answer 48

Fighting on 2 fronts confused Germany