Q 01/05

What everyday item did Claus von Stauffenberg use to carry a bomb into Hitler's conference in July 1944?

A) A camera case

B) A thermos flask

C) A briefcase

D) A rolled map tube

Answer · why

C) A briefcase

A briefcase hid a block of plastic explosive with a silent chemical fuse. Stauffenberg set it down near Hitler, then slipped out to take a prearranged...

Q 02/05

By what name is Hitler's East Prussian forest headquarters, where Stauffenberg's bomb exploded, best known?

A) Wolf's Lair

B) Eagle's Nest

C) The Berghof

D) The Führerbunker

Answer · why

A) Wolf's Lair

Wolf's Lair took its name from "Wolf", a nickname Hitler let only close friends use. He ran much of the war in the east from the compound, hidden in t...

Q 03/05

Which Hollywood star played the bomb plotter Claus von Stauffenberg in the 2008 thriller Valkyrie?

A) Brad Pitt

B) Christian Bale

C) Daniel Craig

D) Tom Cruise

Answer · why

D) Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise took the lead, and the casting stirred controversy in Germany, where politicians and members of the Stauffenberg family objected to the act...

Q 04/05

Which popular field marshal was offered poison instead of a trial after being linked to Operation Valkyrie?

A) Erich von Manstein

B) Erwin Rommel

C) Gerd von Rundstedt

D) Walter Model

Answer · why

B) Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, swallowed cyanide on 14 October 1944. In return he was buried with full military honours and his family was left alone; ...

Q 05/05

Which fellow dictator met Hitler on the day of the July 1944 bomb blast, in what proved their final meeting?

A) Francisco Franco

B) Miklós Horthy

C) Benito Mussolini

D) Ion Antonescu

Answer · why

C) Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini arrived that afternoon; the midday briefing had even been brought forward half an hour to make room for his visit. The two men never ...