Chronology
What was the name of the Allied deception plan that used fake armies and radio signals to trick Germany about the location of the invasion?
Operation Fortitude
What was the Canadian landing site?
Juno
As Supreme Allied Commander of Operation Overlord, this American general made the final decision to launch the invasion despite uncertain weather
Dwight D Eisenhower
Name the boat that would transport Allied soldiers to Normandy
What is the Landing Craft
What is the date Dday took place (mm/dd/year)
06/06/1944
What were the five code names of the beaches where Allied troops landed on D-Day?
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
What were the allied troops heavily dependent on for the invasion to be successfully executed?
The tidal cycles and weather conditions
SHAEF, led by Eisenhower stands for
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Used by the American forces, this gun was standard issue for soldiers and fired faster than standard German rifles
What is the M1 Garand?
What does the “D” in D-Day actually stand for?
"D-Day" is a military term where the "D" stands for "Day," a placeholder for the start date of a major operation, making it literally "Day-Day" and allowing for planning with terms like D-2 (two days before) or D+3 (three days after).
Around what time did Allied warships begin bombarding German defenses along the Normandy coast before the landings?
About 5:30AM
Where were the US Naval ships located off the coast of Normandy?
Baie de la Seine (Bay of the Seine).
Jack Larson served in what division
75th Infinitary
Used by the Allied forces, these harbors could be easily setup to offload cargo at Normandy
What is the Mulberry Harbors
What is the official name of the Allied forces Landing craft?
What is the Higgins Boat?
How many Allied troops had landed in Normandy by the end of D-Day on June 6, 1944?
About 156,000 troops
70-90 nautical miles
This British commander led the Allied ground forces as head of the 21st Army Group during the Normandy invasion
Who is Bernard Montgomery
This defensive system stretched across the Western European coastline, filled with artillery and bunkers.
What is the Atlantic Wall?
What Allied civillian-military authority did General Eisenhower report to?
Combined Chief of Staff
Why did many German troops remain stationed at Pas-de-Calais even after the Normandy landings began?
Because Operation Fortitude convinced them the Normandy invasion was a diversion and the real invasion would happen later at Pas-de-Calais.
What was the first town liberated during Operation Overlord?
Sainte-Mère-Ègl
This U.S. general commanded the American First Army, responsible for the landings at Omaha and Utah beaches.
Omar Bradley
Advanced for its time, this aircraft was used during the D-Day invasion and was capable of dominating the skies
What three branches of the military were utilized during Operation Overlord?
Army, Navy, and Air Force.