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