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WW2 Challenge Crossword #1

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WW2 Challenge Crossword #1

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WW2 Challenge Crossword #1

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 5. Ocean theater of the island-hopping campaign
  2. 8. Flamboyant American tank general
  3. 9. Country invaded first, in September 1939
  4. 11. Hawaiian island of Pearl Harbor
  5. 14. Officer wearing the most stars
  6. 15. Iwo ___, site of the famous flag raising
  7. 16. Rosie the ___, factory icon
  8. 17. Aggressor nation of the European war
  9. 18. Flying fragments of a shell

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  1. 1. Soldier who jumps from a plane
  2. 2. Empire that attacked Pearl Harbor
  3. 3. Battle of Britain's airborne defender
  4. 4. City battle that broke the German eastern advance
  5. 6. Axis nation shaped like a boot
  6. 7. Top officer of the fleet
  7. 10. Battle of the ___, Germany's last big push
  8. 12. German tank division name
  9. 13. Nation that stood alone against Hitler in 1940

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WW2 Challenge Crossword #1

15 × 15 grid · 18 words · Hard · CrosswordWise

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  1. 5. Ocean theater of the island-hopping campaign — PACIFIC
  2. 8. Flamboyant American tank general — PATTON
  3. 9. Country invaded first, in September 1939 — POLAND
  4. 11. Hawaiian island of Pearl Harbor — OAHU
  5. 14. Officer wearing the most stars — GENERAL
  6. 15. Iwo ___, site of the famous flag raising — JIMA
  7. 16. Rosie the ___, factory icon — ROSE
  8. 17. Aggressor nation of the European war — GERMANY
  9. 18. Flying fragments of a shell — SHRAPNEL

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  1. 1. Soldier who jumps from a plane — PARATROOPER
  2. 2. Empire that attacked Pearl Harbor — JAPAN
  3. 3. Battle of Britain's airborne defender — PILOT
  4. 4. City battle that broke the German eastern advance — STALINGRAD
  5. 6. Axis nation shaped like a boot — ITALY
  6. 7. Top officer of the fleet — ADMIRAL
  7. 10. Battle of the ___, Germany's last big push — BULGE
  8. 12. German tank division name — PANZER
  9. 13. Nation that stood alone against Hitler in 1940 — BRITAIN

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About This Free Printable Crossword

History class gets a rigorous review tool. This hard World War 2 crossword places eighteen answers on a 15x15 grid, covering both theaters: the country invaded first in September 1939, the city battle that broke the German eastern advance, and the Hawaiian island of Pearl Harbor appear alongside terms like paratrooper and shrapnel. It is built for middle and high school students who have finished the unit and are ready to prove it, and for adults who read history for pleasure.

Use it as a review-day assessment, a sub-plan block that still delivers content, or an enrichment assignment running alongside a documentary series. Choose Letter or A4, print the blank grid with clues through Print Puzzle, and keep the solved grid, which arrives on its own page via Print Answer Key, for accurate grading. Save as PDF in the print dialog creates a copy for the class archive. When the unit marches on, more history crosswords and the complete printable collection stand ready for the next lesson.

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