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Rommel myth
  • 1. Who was known as the 'Desert Fox'?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Winston Churchill
C) Joseph Stalin
D) Erwin Rommel
  • 2. Where did Rommel gain fame for his leadership in World War II?
A) North Africa
B) Western Europe
C) Eastern Front
D) Pacific Theater
  • 3. What army did Rommel lead in North Africa during World War II?
A) Afrika Korps
B) Wehrmacht
C) Soviet Red Army
D) Royal Navy
  • 4. In what year did the Desert Fox take part in the successful invasion of France?
A) 1942
B) 1940
C) 1945
D) 1944
  • 5. Which country was Rommel sent to defend before being sent to North Africa?
A) Japan
B) Soviet Union
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom
  • 6. Rommel's reputation suffered when he was implicated in what conspiracy against Hitler?
A) July 20 Plot
B) Beer Hall Putsch
C) Night of the Long Knives
D) Kristallnacht
  • 7. In which country was Rommel born?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) Austria
  • 8. What was the title of the biography about Rommel written by Desmond Young?
A) Rommel: Nazi General
B) Rommel: The Desert Fox
C) Rommel: Battle Strategies
D) Rommel: War Hero
  • 9. One of Rommel's most divisive decisions in North Africa was his order to halt the Afrika Korps at the borders of which country?
A) Sudan
B) Libya
C) Algeria
D) Egypt
  • 10. Rommel's military career began during which conflict?
A) World War I
B) Russo-Japanese War
C) Boer War
D) Italo-Turkish War
  • 11. Which battle is Rommel mostly associated with in the North African Campaign?
A) Battle of Stalingrad
B) Battle of Normandy
C) Battle of El Alamein
D) Battle of Kasserine Pass
  • 12. What was the name of the failed assassination plot against Hitler that Rommel was loosely implicated in?
A) Operation Valkyrie
B) Operation Market Garden
C) Operation Barbarossa
D) Operation Overlord
  • 13. In what year did Erwin Rommel commit suicide?
A) 1944
B) 1942
C) 1943
D) 1945
  • 14. How did Rommel approach his soldiers' welfare and discipline?
A) He showed favoritism towards certain units
B) He neglected their welfare but enforced discipline
C) He emphasized strict discipline at the expense of well-being
D) He prioritized their well-being and discipline
  • 15. What was the codename for the failed assassination operation against Rommel?
A) Operation Husky
B) Operation Desert Storm
C) Operation Flipper
D) Operation Torch
  • 16. Which novelist wrote 'The Rommel Papers,' a book based on Rommel's wartime diary and letters?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) Tom Clancy
C) B. H. Liddell Hart
D) George Orwell
  • 17. Who was Rommel's main adversary in the North African Campaign?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) George Patton
D) Bernard Montgomery
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