These are the ten questions from War Dossier daily challenge #36, of 28 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: Jimmy Stewart, piloto de bombarderos B-24
James Stewart, already a film star after winning the Oscar for 'The Philadelphia Story', enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1941, before his country entered the war. After lengthy pilot training, he was posted to England with the 445th Bombardment Group, where he flew heavy B-24 Liberator bombers.
Challenge answers
1 / 10
Which Hollywood actor, an Oscar winner before the war, does this photograph in air force uniform show?
Jimmy Stewart
Clark Gable
Henry Fonda
Gene Kelly
James Stewart, already famous for 'The Philadelphia Story', enlisted in the Army Air Corps before his country entered the war.
2 / 10
Which European country approved a 1939 plan that spread its divisions along the entire border with Germany instead of concentrating them on a shorter defensive line?
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Belgium
The Polish high command chose to defend its entire western border instead of falling back to a shorter, more defensible line.
3 / 10
Which four freedoms are depicted in the series?
Speech, worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear
Press, assembly, trade and education
Vote, property, work and health
Movement, religion, speech and equality
They are freedom of speech, of worship, from want and from fear.
4 / 10
In which major 1943 battle did the SU-152 debut, earning its 'beast hunter' reputation?
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Stalingrad
The SU-152 made its combat debut at the Battle of Kursk (summer 1943), where it proved able to destroy the heavy German Tigers and Ferdinands.
5 / 10
Approximately how many Japanese soldiers were evacuated from Kiska in this operation?
about 5,200
about 2,000
about 500
about 12,000
The figure is around 5,200 men, embarked in under about an hour.
6 / 10
Unlike the members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, what did WAC and ATS communications operators handle?
Military telecommunications, not mail sorting
Sorting and redirecting backlogged mail
Medical care in field hospitals
Organizing shows for the troops
WAC and ATS operators managed military communications, while the 6888th was dedicated to sorting and redirecting mail.
7 / 10
What was the approximate maximum range of the Würzburg-Riese radar?
70 km
15 km
300 km
35 km
Thanks to its enlarged 7.4-metre antenna and a more powerful transmitter, the Würzburg-Riese reached up to about 70 km, far beyond the standard Würzburg's typical 40 km.
8 / 10
What historical significance did the American victory at El Guettar have within the Tunisia campaign?
It was the first time the U.S. clearly defeated experienced German armor
It was the first time radar was used in the desert
It marked the first mass Axis surrender in Tunisia
It was the combat debut of the Moroccan goumiers
El Guettar was the first occasion on which U.S. ground forces clearly defeated an experienced panzer force.
9 / 10
How do historians describe the role of the Okinawa experience in the decision to use the atomic bomb?
As an open debate, without firm consensus between positions
As the sole cause acknowledged by all historians
As a factor with no relevance according to historiography
As a fact officially dismissed by unanimous consensus
The weight of Okinawa in the atomic bomb decision remains a matter of historiographical debate, with differing positions and no closed conclusion.
10 / 10
What nickname was given to one of the two KV-1s captured by Finland, which fought at Tali-Ihantala in 1944?
Klimi
Bobby
Sotka
Karhu
The captured KV-1 nicknamed 'Klimi' fought with Finnish forces at the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, one of the largest armoured clashes on the Finnish front.
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