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