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44 Cards in this Set
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Axis objective in North Africa (2)
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1. Suez Canal
2. Oil |
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British General in North Africa
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Montgomery
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1. German General in North Africa
2. Unit in North Africa |
1. Rummel
2. Afrika Korps |
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Decisive Battle in North Africa
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El Alamein
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Led German 10th in Italy
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Kesselring
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Led US 5th in Italy
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GEneral Clark
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Led British 8th in Italy
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Montgomery
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German Defensive Line in Italy
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Gustav Line
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Abbey controlled by the Germans in Italy
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Cassino Abbi
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1. Amphibious Operation in Italy
2. Town the operation landed on |
1. Operation Shingle
2. Anzio |
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US Mistakes in Italy (2)
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1. After Operation Shingle, Lucas held Anzio and did not take ROme
2. Clark did not cut off the Germans, but took Rome instead |
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US Beaches at Normandy (2) and the units on each beach
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1. Utah (4th Unit)
2. Omaha (1st and 29th Units) |
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Other beaches at Normandy (3)
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1. Gold
2. Juno 3. Sword |
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Landing craft at Normandy
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Higgins Boat
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Atlantic Wall barriers at Normandy (11)
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1. Hedgehogs
2. Belgium Gates 3. Log ramps 4. Log posts 5. Mines 6. Pillboxes 7. Machine guns 8. Barbed wire 9. Artillery 10. Shingles 11. Cliffs |
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Airborne units (2)
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1. 101st
2. 82nd |
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Objectives of the landing at Normandy (4)
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1. Secure causeways
2. Destroy/hold bridges 3. Capture towns/cities 4. Destroy artillery |
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Weight of the US serviceman's equipment at the landing of Normandy
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70 pounds
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Temporary Harbor at Normandy
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Mulberries
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Way to get supplies to Normandy
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PLUTO
Pipe Line Under The Ocean |
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German Response to Normandy (5)
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1. Hilter was asleep
2. Generals were at a conference 3. Rommel was in Paris, celebrating his wife's birthday 4. Stormy weather: Surprise 5. Calais: unexpected landing |
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Indentification (2)
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1. Cricket
2. Flash/Thunder |
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What was on the sides of US planes?
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Victory stripes
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What was the US rifle used in World War II
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MI Garand
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Machine guns (4)
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1. Thompson
2. B.A.R. 3. 30 cal 4. 50 cal |
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Grenades (2)
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1. Pineapple
2. Potato masher |
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Reasons for misdrops from the airborne (3)
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1. Greenlighted too early
2. High speeds 3. Inexperienced pilots |
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Hitler's Objectives in Battle of the Bulge (3)
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1. Get fuel
2. Antwerp 3. Split allies **GAS** |
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Hitler's Factors of Success at the Battle of the Bulge (6)
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1. Speed
2. Strength 3. Surprise 4. Slow US response 5. Weather 6. Poor G.I. performance S-S-S-S-W-P |
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Number of German Soliders at Battle of the Bulge
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200,000
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What city did the 101st defend, and why was it important?
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1. Bastogne
2. It was a crossroads |
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What was McAuliffe's response to the request to surrender
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NUTS!
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What were the results of the Battle of the Bulge (4)
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1. US victory
2. German defeat 3. Shortens war 4. 100,000 killed, wounded or missing for the Germans |
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Conditions of the 101st in Battle of the Bulge (6)
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1. Low on ammunition/supplies
2. Trenchfoot 3. Frostbite 4. Heavy snow/cold 5. Exploding artillary 6. No winter weather gear |
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Number of Jews killed in the Holocaust
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6 million
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Method of killing the Jews
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Gas: Zyclon-B
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How were the bodies killed in the concentration camps disposed of?
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Cremated in the last few years of the war
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Aryan ideals (2)
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1. Blond hair
2. Blue eyes |
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Government supported homes for unwed mothers
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Lebensborn
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Medic supplies (6)
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1. Sulpha powder
2. Tourniquet 3. Scissors 4. Bandages 5. Morphine 6. Plasma |
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Hitler's wife
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Eva Braun
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Hitler's suicide (2)
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1. Cyanide
2. Gunshot to the head |
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Main US battle tank
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Sherman
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Modifications of the Sherman Tank
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1. DD Sherman
2. Firefly 3. Crab 4. Rhino 5. Bulldozer on the front |
