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Faces of War
Erich Topp, the commander of the German submarine U-552
quizorks | December 10, 2020Erich Topp was born on July 2, 1914 in Hanover. From July 1940 to August 1942, he sank 34...
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Faces of War
Edouard Petibon, a French sailor onboard the battleship Bretagne
quizorks | December 10, 2020Edouard Petibon, a native of Nantes, serving onboard the battleship Bretagne. He was killed in action when his ship...
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Faces of War
Oberjäger Gaspar Wallnöfer, an Austro-Hungarian soldier
quizorks | December 9, 2020Oberjäger Gaspar Wallnöfer, also spelled Caspar Walnöfer, a veteran of the third Italian War of Independence (1866). He volunteered...
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Faces of War
Mikhail Yakovlevich, a young Red Army soldier
quizorks | December 9, 2020Mikhail Yakovlevich, receiving his baptism of fire at Kursk, at the age of 18.
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Faces of War
Takahata Mikio, a crew member of battleship Yamato
quizorks | December 9, 2020Takahata Mikio, a crew member of battleship Yamato. He was killed in action during the ship’s final mission in...
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History
Avenger Of Carrhae, Publius Ventidius Bassus Quiz
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History
Kingdom Of The Franks Quiz
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Ancient Rome
Did legionaries serving under Caesar’s command dislike him so much that they insulted him during his own’s triumph?
quizorks | December 5, 2020The historian Suetonius told us that, during the triumph of Julius Caesar, something unexpected, even shocking, happened. Legionnaires passing...
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Ancient Rome
Why did the Romans conquer Britannia and Gaul but not Germania?
quizorks | December 4, 2020The Roman Empire was huge. East Africa, Levant, Greece and others, all had been conquered by the mighty legions....
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Faces of War
Corporal Sydney Bates, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism displayed at Normandy, at the age of 23
quizorks | December 2, 2020Born on June 14, 1921 in Camberwell, London. At the start of the war, Bates worked in a carpentry...