Quiz Bowl World War II

This former Olympian led expeditions into Casablanca and Sicily where he got into trouble for slapping soldiers.

He was dictator of Italy during World War II

This allied leader was not invited to the Potsdam Conference

In this last major battle of the war, the US suffered its greatest losses leading to the dropping of the atomic bomb.

This is the Code Name for Germany's plan to invade the UK during the Battle of Britain

This admiral faced superior Japenese forces at the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway

A code breaker named Dyer helped foil Yamamoto's plan to trap the US Navy in this significant loss for the Japanese.

This German Field Marshall was nicknamed the Desert Fox

This is the name for Germany's surprise invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941

Joe Rosenthal's picture depicts six Marines raising of a flag on Mount Suribachi during this battle

As Supreme Commander in Europe, he was in charge of planning the Allied invasion of Normandy.

"A date which will live in infamy" was the day that the

Meaning lightning war, this term refers to overwhelm with a surprise coordinated attack

The name of the B-29 Bomber that Paul Tibbets flew to drop the bomb on Hiroshima was

The American's first bombing of Toyko was led by