Module 6 Military History

What are the Marianas

String of 15 islands including Spain, Tinian,Rota,Guam

DUKW

•  6 wheeled truck that can swim 

Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT)

• armored and could turn into assault vehicles once ashore 

Philippines Return

• The battle for the Philippines would be the last major sea battle in the Pacific 

What weapon did the Japanese unleash when the U.S returned to the Philippines

Kamikazes

Kamikaze

• Means "divine wind”

• Japanese lacked skilled pilots and instead used planes packed with explosives as guided missiles 

What is Japanese Military rooted in

• death before defeat, surrender, and shame, 

• Came from Bushido Cole 

Bushido Code

• Way of Samurai 

• Honnor , Loyalty, fighting to the death 

Hari - Kari , or seppuka

•  ritual suicide to regain honor 

French Resistance

• French that chose to fight against Nazi occupation Began passively with propaganda,information gathering, and aiding downed Allied  Airmen nd Later carried out attacks, sabotage,asination, and guerilla warfare 

82nd Airborne

• Got nickname “All American" which is why patch in AA 

• First division in U.S

• 101st Airborne 

• Nickname “Screaming Eagles” 

3 reason why Invasion of Western Europe was going to be difficult 

• Had to surprise an expectant enemy 

• Cross the volatile water of the English Europe 

• Deal with the German defense

• Fictitious army

• created led by General patton was setup in Southeast England, known was operation Fortitude 

Hitler’s “ Atlantic Wall”

• Purpose was to halt or slow Allied invasion 

what was the plan for D-Day

• Originally scheduled for June 5,1944 but bad weather would delay 

• American and British paratroopers would be dropped the night before 

• Shortly after sunrise invasion forces would come ashore 

Pathfinders

special paratroopers that  dropped into France  Found safe fields for paratroops and glider to land in and setup markers 

What was the Date of D-Day

June 6,1944

What was the name of D - Day

Operation Overlord

During D - Day what beaches did the U.S Land

•  Utah and Omaha Beaches 

What beaches did the British land on during D-Day

Gold and Sword beaches

what beaches do the Canadians land on during D - Day

Juno Beach

Pointe du Hoc 

• Cliffs marking highest point between Utah and Omaha beaches 

• scaled 100 foot cliff to capture position at Point de Hoc

U.S Army Rangers

 “Mulberrys”

•  harbors set up to allow vehicles to be unloaded and brought ashore 

During the invasion of Normandy what happend to Hitler

his commanders will attempt to kill him 

Where was Hitler HQ located and what was its nickname

“Wolf ‘s Lair” located in East Prussia

Colonel Stufferenberg

• brings an explosive in a briefcase to the meeting and puts it by Hitler to attempt to kill him

What happens when American and French Forces show up in Paris

Germans surrender and Paris is liberated

Where did Russian enter into when they started their offensive

Lithuania and Poland and Romania,Hungary, and Slovakia

During the Warsaw uprising who fought against the Germans

Polish Home Army

Why were Polish forced to surrender to the Germans ?

• Stalin delayed aid to Polish Home Army as they ran out of arms 

What was the nickname of Hitler’s weapons that would change the tide of the war

“miracle wepons”

V1 Rocket (German)

• flying bomb that was slower and could be shot down by AA and fighter (“buzz bomb”)

Nickname of German V1-Rocket

Buzz Bomb

V-2 Rocket (German)

• much faster than V-1 Rocket and carried a larger explosive (2,200lb warhead) 

What was the name of the world’s 1st jet powered fighter plane devolped by the German’s

Me-262

Operation Market Garden

failed Allied Invasion

Battle of the Budge

• Germans surprise the Allies with a major counter - offensive in december 1944 \

• Attack through Belgium's Ardennes Forest 

Who orders the city of Bastone to be held at all costs

General Eisenhower

Who held the city of Bastone during the Battle of the Buldge

101st Airborne

what was the last German offensive of WW2

Battle of the Budge

How many terms in FDr elected to during WW2

4

who is FDR’s vice president during WW2

Harry Truman

101st airborne nickname

screaming eagles

82nd airborne nickname

all Americans

dates of WW1

1914-1918

Day month and year that WW2 started

September 1,1939

Years of WW2

1939-1945

Date of Night of Broken Glass

November 9,1923

Date of Beer Hall Putsch

November 9,1938