CrosswordWise

WW2 Crossword #1

Medium11×11 grid10 wordsWW2 theme

WW2 Crossword #1

⏱ 0:00
1 DownGuarded group of supply ships

Click a square and typeSpace flips across / downTab jumps to the next clueStuck? Try Reveal

Across

Down

Paper
Clue size

To download a PDF instead, pick “Save as PDF” as the printer destination. The puzzle and the answer key print on separate pages.

WW2 Crossword #1

11 × 11 grid · 10 words · Medium · CrosswordWise

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Across

  1. 5. Flying fragments of a shell
  2. 6. German code machine cracked at Bletchley Park
  3. 9. Supreme Allied commander who led D-Day
  4. 10. Soldier who jumps from a plane

Down

  1. 1. Guarded group of supply ships
  2. 2. Wail that sent everyone to the shelter
  3. 3. General who said he would return to the Philippines
  4. 4. Fast 'lightning war' tactic
  5. 7. Officer wearing the most stars
  6. 8. Iwo ___, site of the famous flag raising

Printed from crosswordwise.com — free printable crossword puzzles

WW2 Crossword #1

11 × 11 grid · 10 words · Medium · CrosswordWise

1C
2S
3M
O
4B
I
5S
H
R
A
P
N
E
L
R
C
V
I
6E
N
I
7G
M
A
O
T
N
E
R
Y
Z
8J
N
T
K
9E
I
S
E
N
H
O
W
E
R
M
R
U
I
10P
A
R
A
T
R
O
O
P
E
R
L
G

Across

  1. 5. Flying fragments of a shell — SHRAPNEL
  2. 6. German code machine cracked at Bletchley Park — ENIGMA
  3. 9. Supreme Allied commander who led D-Day — EISENHOWER
  4. 10. Soldier who jumps from a plane — PARATROOPER

Down

  1. 1. Guarded group of supply ships — CONVOY
  2. 2. Wail that sent everyone to the shelter — SIREN
  3. 3. General who said he would return to the Philippines — MACARTHUR
  4. 4. Fast 'lightning war' tactic — BLITZKRIEG
  5. 7. Officer wearing the most stars — GENERAL
  6. 8. Iwo ___, site of the famous flag raising — JIMA

Printed from crosswordwise.com — free printable crossword puzzles

About This Free Printable Crossword

Ten medium-level answers cross an 11x11 grid in this first standard WW2 crossword, built for middle and high school history classes. The vocabulary mixes battle and home front: the lightning-war tactic, the guarded group of supply ships, the German code machine cracked at Bletchley Park, and the supreme Allied commander who led D-Day. Full-sentence clues keep everything factual and solvable, though the longer names demand genuine recall rather than lucky guessing.

Teachers reach for it during a WW2 unit review, as test prep before the exam, or as a substitute plan that keeps the room quiet and on task. Print Puzzle sends the blank grid with clues to Letter or A4 paper, Print Answer Key puts the solved grid on a separate page whenever you choose to print it, and Save as PDF in the print dialog downloads a copy for your files. It also works as an enrichment page after a museum visit or during Veterans Week. Continue with WW2 crosswords two through five for full coverage, and browse our printable crossword collection for more history titles.

How to Print This Crossword Puzzle

  1. Choose Letter or A4 paper to match your printer, and a clue size that fits your solvers.
  2. Press Print Puzzle for the blank grid and clues, or Print Answer Key for the solved page. To download a PDF, choose “Save as PDF” as the destination.
  3. Print as many copies as you need — free for classrooms, families, libraries, and road trips. The answer key always prints separately.

Answer Key

The answers live on their own page: press Print Answer Key above, or use View answer key to check the solved grid on screen without printing. Stuck on a single word? The answer key lists every across and down answer next to its clue.

More WW2 Crossword Puzzles

Easy WW2 Crossword #19×9 grid · 9 wordseasyWW2 10x10 Crossword #110×10 grid · 9 wordsmediumWW2 Challenge Crossword #115×15 grid · 18 wordshardWW2 Crossword #211×11 grid · 11 wordsmedium
All WW2 crossword puzzles →