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Mr. Broz WW II
WW II Leaders
Question | Answer |
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His nickname was "Old Blood and Guts" | General George S. Patton, Jr. |
He was called "The Soldiers General" | General Omar Bradley |
He Lost both legs in a plane crash but went on to become an "Ace" during the Battle of Britian. | Douglas Bader |
He had no combat experience, yet he was chosen to lead the invasion of Europe. | General Dwight Eisenhower |
The British nicknamed this German General "The Desert Fox". | Field Marshall Erwin Rommel |
This German General wrote a book on tank tactics between World War I and II. | Colonel General Heinz Guderian |
Although he was born in Texas, he grew up to command the US Navy's Pacific Fleet in WWII. | Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz |
Born on Hamilton Avenue in Lorain, Ohio; this man grew up to command the US Navy during WW II. | Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King |
His defeat of "The Desert Fox" at El Alamein set the stage for the German defeat in Africa. | Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery |
He grew up in Lorain, Ohio. As commander of US Marine Scout Bomber Squadron, VMSB-241 at the Battle of Midway he was killed while guiding his Squadron in an attack on the Japanese Fleet. | Major Lofton "Joe" Henderson |