These are the ten questions from War Dossier daily challenge #26, of 18 October 2026, with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Today's challenge is a different one and it is free to play.
The dossier entry: La radio de Hitler la noche del atentado
In the early hours of 21 July 1944, German radio broadcast a brief speech by Hitler confirming he had survived the attack and describing those responsible as a tiny clique of ambitious, unscrupulous officers. Broadcast just hours after the explosion at the Wolf's Lair, it dispelled the doubts of wavering commanders and proved decisive in making the Reserve Army abandon the plotters in Berlin.
Challenge answers
1 / 10
What kind of device, like the one in the photograph, let millions of Germans hear Hitler's speech after the attack?
A domestic radio receiver
A field telephone
A teletype from the official news agency
A public square loudspeaker
Devices like this domestic receiver, mass-distributed in the 1930s, allowed the speech to reach millions of homes.
2 / 10
What large formation did Fedor von Bock command during the 1940 campaign in France?
Army Group B
Army Group Center
The 4th Panzer Army
Army Group South
In the 1940 campaign in France, Bock commanded Army Group B.
3 / 10
On what date did the Voice of Freedom air its last war communiqué before the surrender of Corregidor?
May 6, 1942
December 8, 1941
May 10, 1942
April 9, 1942
On May 6, 1942, shortly before the surrender of Corregidor, the station aired its final communiqué after months of resistance broadcasts.
4 / 10
Roughly how much time passed between the taking of the photograph of the fallen soldiers on Buna beach and its eventual publication in a magazine?
Several months
A couple of days
Almost ten years
One week
The image was held back by censors for several months before authorization for publication was obtained.
5 / 10
Which American division held out surrounded on Hill 314 during this counterattack?
The 30th Infantry Division
The 1st Infantry Division
The 82nd Airborne Division
The 4th Infantry Division
A battalion of the 30th Infantry Division held out isolated on Hill 314 above Mortain, suffering heavy casualties before being relieved.
6 / 10
Unlike the German occupation of Norway, what was Sweden's position regarding the conflict?
It kept its neutrality without being occupied
It was occupied by German troops in 1940
It fought as an Axis ally against the USSR
It endured an armed resistance war until 1945
Unlike Norway, invaded in 1940, Sweden managed to remain neutral and unoccupied throughout the war.
7 / 10
On what date was the Battle of Kula Gulf fought?
The night of 5-6 July 1943
The night of 12-13 July 1943
The night of 6-7 August 1943
The night of 8-9 August 1942
The battle took place on the night of 5-6 July 1943.
8 / 10
What notable disadvantage did the "Hirschgeweih" antenna of the FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 have?
It reduced the aircraft's speed by up to 50 km/h due to aerodynamic drag
It drained the aircraft's entire battery in seconds
It only worked during daytime
It weighed more than the aircraft's own engine
The bulky "Hirschgeweih" (stag's antlers) antennas, needed because of the FuG 220's lower frequency, created considerable drag that could cost the night fighter up to 50 km/h of speed.
9 / 10
Unlike the breakthrough of the Mareth Line through a movement via the Matmata hills, what characterized the Battle of El Guettar?
It was fought in a mountain pass in Tunisia, with a panzer counterattack stopped by the U.S.
It was resolved with the mass Axis surrender on the Cape Bon peninsula
It was decided thanks to aerial interdiction of supply convoys
It was the last offensive attack launched by Rommel in Africa
At El Guettar, unlike Mareth, the American defense relied on the terrain of a mountain pass and a screen of mines and artillery, not on a mountain detour.
10 / 10
How many major night raids made up the Bomber Command offensive against Berlin between 1943 and 1944?
Sixteen
Four
Thirty
Eight
The Battle of Berlin consisted of sixteen major night raids carried out between November 1943 and March 1944.
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