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Normandy D-Day Beaches
Contributed by: Stewart
  • 1. Which country led the allied invasion of Normandy D-Day Beaches in World War II?
A) United Kingdom
B) France
C) Germany
D) United States
  • 2. What was the code name for the Normandy D-Day invasion?
A) Operation Barbarossa
B) Operation Market Garden
C) Operation Neptune
D) Operation Overlord
  • 3. On which date did the Normandy D-Day invasion take place?
A) December 7, 1941
B) June 6, 1944
C) July 4, 1944
D) May 8, 1945
  • 4. Which German leader was responsible for fortifying Western Europe, including the coast of Normandy, prior to the D-Day invasion?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Erwin Rommel
C) Heinrich Himmler
D) Hermann Göring
  • 5. What was the code name for the paratrooper operations on D-Day?
A) Operation Torch
B) Operation Overlord
C) Operation Neptune
D) Operation Market Garden
  • 6. What was the long-term impact of the Normandy D-Day landings on World War II?
A) Soviet invasion of Western Europe
B) Japanese surrender and end of war in the Pacific
C) German occupation of Britain
D) Allied victory in Europe and eventual defeat of Nazi Germany
  • 7. Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces during the Normandy D-Day invasion?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) General Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Winston Churchill
D) Joseph Stalin
  • 8. What was the goal of the airborne divisions during the Normandy D-Day landings?
A) Establish communication with the German command
B) Provide naval gunfire support
C) Secure key roads and bridges behind enemy lines
D) Storm the beaches alongside infantry
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