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| As the Allied troops moved inland, what become an unplanned obstacle for them? | The hedgerows- dense heavy hedges that grew out of the banks and at times were three or four feet high. |
| What happened to Irwin Rommel on July 17, 1944? | An American airplane caught Rommel's command car on the open highway and fired a cannon shell into it. He was seriously injured. |
| Who attempted to kill Hitler on July 20, 1944? | Count Klaus Schenk von Stauffenberg |
| Why was there an assassination attempt on Hitler? | Many German officers were appalled by the crimes of the Nazis. They wanted to rescue German honor. They realized now that they could never beat the Allies and they wanted to end the terrible bombing that was going on in Germany. |
| How did the assassination attempt on Hitler affect Rommel? | He was linked to the assassination plot, even though he wasn't part of it. Two of Hitler's men visited him in the hospital and politely, but firmly, suggested that he commit suicide. Rommel took poison because he knew if he didn't, he would be linked to a much more horrible death. |
| When the Allies liberated Paris, who led the division that went in? | General Jacques LeClerc |
| Why did the Poles rise up against the Germans in Warsaw. | The Soviets were advancing and were close to Warsaw and they expected that they would help. |
| Why does Stalin refuse to help in the Polish Uprising? | The Polish were anti-Nazi, but they were also anti-Communists and Stalin feared that once the war was over, they would oppose the handpicked Polish communists that Stalin was planning on placing in power. If these patriots were killed in the uprising, they would be out of the way. |
| What did Stalin promise for Poland after the war was over? | Free-elections, which never took place |
| What type of fighting took place in Warsaw? | street fighting- urban guerilla warfare |
