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6. How many speeches did Stalin give during the war?
7. How long did the siege of Leningrad last for?
- 3.75 yrs
- 1 yr
- 2.5 yrs
- 2 yrs
8. How many were captured near Kiev at the start of the Great Patriotic War?
- 6,650
- 65,600
- 665,000
- 66,500
9. How long did the Battle of Kursk last?
- 12 days and then Germans retreated
- 2 months before Germans ran out of supplies
- 2 weeks and T-34 tanks proved superior
- 10 days and German tanks were superior
10. Which of the following items was NOT lacking on the New Frontier by June 1941?
- metal
- Heavy guns
- Radio equipment
- minefields
11. What was the name of the salvation of Leningrad during the war?
- Lake Ladoga or Doroga Zhizni
- Khal Dhrogo or River Lagos
- Lake Talbot or Gran Turon
12. What was the name given by the Germans to the Invasion of Russi?
- Operation Barbarossa
- Operation Sealion
- Operation Typhoon
- Operation Bagration
13. By 1943, Stalin began to use what group with a centralised military structure?
- Western allies
- Enemies of the State
- Partisan Units
- Nazi deserters
14. Which of the following regarding Soviet defence in May 1941 is FALSE?
- Earthworks and fortresses were not built
- Armament factories remained in the West
- Stalin threatened Hitler due to intelligence of reconnaissance flights into Soviet territory by Nazis
- Frontiers were relatively lightly manned
- Stalin refuesed to believe British and NKVD intelligence of an impending invasion
15. How many wagons were used to move whole factories out of Moscow between 1942 and 1943?
- 20,000
- 80,000
- 40,000
- 160,000
16. How many were arrested for cannibalism in Leningrad?
- 2,260 (Just a token gesture)
- 226 (Just a token gesture)
- 226,000 (Just a token gesture)
- 26 (Just a token gesture)
17. How many German troops were killed and captured in Stalingrad during the war?
- 9,100 killed and 14,700 POWs
- 147,000 killed and 91,000 POWs
- 14,700 killed and 9,100 POWs
- 91,000 killed and 147,000 POWs
18. How many soviet troops surrendered after the fall of Kiev in September 1941
- 200,000
- 500,000
- 1m
- very few as most died fighting against Nazi armies
19. 'Not a step back' was declared in which of the following policies in July 1942?
- Order 00447
- Order 001
- Order 227
- Order 270
20. What period did the first phase of the Great Patriotic War cover?
- December 1941-December 1942
- June 1941-Summer 1942
- Winter 1941 - Summer 1942
- June 1942-June 1943