Memorize these and you could recognize 40.6% of all World War II clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rommel | 10 | Charged with defending Normandy, this former Afrika Korps commander was home in Germany on D-Day celebrating his wife's birthday |
| 2 | Poland | 8 | In 1939, a secret German-Soviet agreement provided for dividing this country between them |
| 3 | Italy | 8 | 9 months before D-Day, American troops invaded this part of the European mainland |
| 4 | Mussolini | 7 | Ironically, he was named after Mexican liberator Benito Juarez |
| 5 | the Battle of the Bulge | 6 | Also known as the Ardennes Offensive, it was the Germans' last major assault of the war |
| 6 | Montgomery | 6 | "In defeat, unbeatable; in victory unbearable" Churchill reportedly said of this viscount |
| 7 | the Bismarck | 5 | World War II battleship that's the title subject of this song:"For six long days and weary nights they tried to find her trail Churchill told the peop... |
| 8 | Midway | 5 | Located 1,300 miles N.W. of Hawaii, it was the site of a major American naval victoryover Japan in '42 |
| 9 | Russia | 5 | With 12 German planes downed, Lt. Lilya Litvak of this country was the war's top female ace |
| 10 | Winston Churchill | 5 | He won 1953 Nobel Literature Prize for his account of World War II |
| 11 | Stalingrad | 4 | A Soviet victory in this battle ended Germany's eastward drive |
| 12 | Pearl Harbor | 4 | By July 1941 the Japanese referred to this forthcoming attack as Operation Hawaii |
| 13 | Okinawa | 4 | Over 1500 kamikaze flyers lost their lives trying to defend this largest of the Ryukyu Islands |
| 14 | Iwo Jima | 4 | "Uncommon valor was a common virtue", said Adm. Nimitz describing the capture of this island |
| 15 | Dunkirk | 4 | About 40,000 men were left in this French port after the last evacuation ship left June 4, 1940 |
| 16 | the Missouri | 4 | Because time was short, only this ship's starboard side, used for boarding, was repainted September 1, 1945 |
| 17 | Tokyo | 3 | The famous April 1942 strike on this city also sent bombers to Nagoya, Osaka & Kobe |
| 18 | the Axis | 3 | Hungary, Romania & Bulgaria originally supported this side |
| 19 | Canada | 3 | Owing to its European ties, this country was 1st in the Western Hemisphere to enter the war |
| 20 | Tojo | 3 | Japanese prime minister until his resignation after the U.S. captured Saipan |
| 21 | the Arizona | 3 | Ship which took the most casualties in the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| 22 | Irving Berlin | 3 | He wrote "Any Bonds Today?" for the U.S. war bond drive as well as thefollowing: |
| 23 | Hermann Goering | 3 | Hitler's designated successor, looting Europe for his own art collection |
| 24 | England | 3 | Country which sank the subject of this song:"We'll find the German battleship that's makin' such a fuss / We gotta sink the Bismarck cause the world d... |
| 25 | Eisenhower | 3 | In November 1943, Roosevelt, Churchill & Stalin met in Tehran, where they agreed on him as supreme Allied commander |
| 26 | December 7, 1941 | 3 | Referring to the Pearl Harbor attack, FDR called this "a date which will live in infamy" |
| 27 | Charles de Gaulle | 3 | Though he'd fled to England, he was recognized by the British as leader of all Free France in June 1940 |
| 28 | declare war on the United States | 3 | Many have seen Germany's decision to do this along with Italy 4 days after Pearl Harbor as a big mistake |
| 29 | Yalta | 2 | Last time FDR met Churchill & Stalin was at this Soviet resort in the Crimea |
| 30 | the Soviet Union | 2 | 2 days after we dropped an A-bomb on Hiroshima, this country declared war on Japan |
| 31 | the resistance | 2 | In 1940 de Gaulle said, "the flame of French" this, the name of the anti-Nazi underground, "must never be quenched" |
| 32 | the Himalayas | 2 | "The Hump" was the nickname of the air route used to supply China over this mountain range |
| 33 | The Book Thief | 2 | In this young adult novel set during the war, "The Grave Digger's Handbook" is the first item Liesel Meminger steals |
| 34 | the Battle of Stalingrad | 2 | In early 1943, the Soviets took some 90,000 German prisoners at the battle there |
| 35 | Sicily | 2 | Montgomery & Patton invaded this Medit. island in July 1943; ultimately reaching the town of Messina |
| 36 | Rosie the Riveter | 2 | This sobriquet applied to women working in defense plants was said to be based on Rosina Bonavita |
| 37 | Rome | 2 | 2 days before D-Day, Allied troops entered this formerly Fascist capital city |
| 38 | propaganda | 2 | Under Hitler Joseph Goebbels was minister of this |
| 39 | Leningrad | 2 | About a million residents died during the 2 1/2 year German siege of this Soviet city |
| 40 | Lend-Lease | 2 | December 17, 1940:FDR proposes this alliterative policy to help future U.S. allies pay for war materials |
| 41 | Joseph Goebbels | 2 | He was minister of propaganda for the Nazi regime from 1933-45 |
| 42 | Jimmy Doolittle | 2 | For his daring bombing raid on Tokyo in 1942, he was awarded the Medal of Honor |
| 43 | Ireland | 2 | This nation in the British Isles was the only member of the British Commonwealth to stay out of WWII |
| 44 | Hiroshima | 2 | "Little Boy" was the code name for the atom bomb dropped on this city |
| 45 | Guadalcanal | 2 | In the 1st major Allied offensive in the Pacific, Marines stormed this island in the Solomons on August 7, 1942 |
| 46 | gold | 2 | "Metallic" name for the westernmost British landing zone on D-Day |
| 47 | Glenn MIller | 2 | [audio clue - music]Too old to be drafted, this bandleader enlisted & lost his life in the war effort |
| 48 | Germany | 2 | On the Russian front near Moscow, mud helped slow this aggressor country's offensive |
| 49 | George Patton | 2 | U.S. WWII general who said, "I am a soldier, I fight where I am told & I win where I fight" |
| 50 | Fiat | 2 | Italian car company that built fighter planes |