World War II Trivia V

WORLD WAR II TRIVIA V

41) What was the code name for the Battle of Okinawa?

OPERATION CITADEL OPERATION ATLAS OPERATION ICEBERG OPERATION SAMURAI

The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II.

42) How did Hitler die?

GUNSHOT BOMB HANGING FIRE

On 30 April 1945, when Soviet troops were within a block or two of the Reich Chancellery, Hitler shot himself.

43) What agreement, signed on September 27, 1940, created the Axis Powers?

NUREMBERG CHARTER TRIPARTITE PACT OGDENSBURG AGREEMENT TRIPLE ALLIANCE

The Tripartite Pact united Japan, Italy and Germany to formalize the Axis Powers. The Tripartite Pact stipulated that any country, with the exception of the Soviet Union, not in the war which attacked any Axis Power would be forced to go to war against all three.