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Rommel myth
  • 1. Who was known as the 'Desert Fox'?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Erwin Rommel
D) Winston Churchill
  • 2. Where did Rommel gain fame for his leadership in World War II?
A) Western Europe
B) North Africa
C) Pacific Theater
D) Eastern Front
  • 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) 1945
B) 1940
C) 1942
D) 1944
  • 5. Which country was Rommel sent to defend before being sent to North Africa?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Soviet Union
D) United Kingdom
  • 6. Rommel's reputation suffered when he was implicated in what conspiracy against Hitler?
A) Kristallnacht
B) Night of the Long Knives
C) July 20 Plot
D) Beer Hall Putsch
  • 7. In which country was Rommel born?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France
D) Austria
  • 8. What was the title of the biography about Rommel written by Desmond Young?
A) Rommel: War Hero
B) Rommel: The Desert Fox
C) Rommel: Nazi General
D) Rommel: Battle Strategies
  • 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) Algeria
C) Egypt
D) Libya
  • 10. Rommel's military career began during which conflict?
A) World War I
B) Boer War
C) Italo-Turkish War
D) Russo-Japanese War
  • 11. Which battle is Rommel mostly associated with in the North African Campaign?
A) Battle of El Alamein
B) Battle of Kasserine Pass
C) Battle of Normandy
D) Battle of Stalingrad
  • 12. What was the name of the failed assassination plot against Hitler that Rommel was loosely implicated in?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Market Garden
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Valkyrie
  • 13. In what year did Erwin Rommel commit suicide?
A) 1945
B) 1942
C) 1944
D) 1943
  • 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 Torch
D) Operation Flipper
  • 16. Which novelist wrote 'The Rommel Papers,' a book based on Rommel's wartime diary and letters?
A) George Orwell
B) B. H. Liddell Hart
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Tom Clancy
  • 17. Who was Rommel's main adversary in the North African Campaign?
A) George Patton
B) Bernard Montgomery
C) Charles de Gaulle
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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