Location
What country did the Allies invade?
France
What was the code-name the Allies used for the invasion of Normandy?
Operation Overlord
When did the invasion take place?
June 6, 1944
What was the code-name for the decoy operation used by the Allies?
Operation Fortitude
Is Normandy on the southern coastline of France or the northern coastline of France?
Northern coast of France
Why was the invasion postponed from June 5, 1944 to June 6, 1944?
Bad weather
What were some of the first attacks at Normandy that took place in the pre-dawn hours of the day?
Parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks and naval bombardments
What country did the Allies use as their decoy location?
Norway
What were the code-names of the five beaches that were apart of the Invasion of Normandy?
Juno, Sword, Gold, Omaha and Utah Beach
Who was the commander for the Allies for the invasion at Normandy?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
How many Canadian soldiers were executed by German soldiers after D-Day at Abbaye d'Ardenne?
156
What were some of the props used by the Allies to trick the Germans into believing there was a different attack on France?
Paper-mâché aircrafts, inflatable tanks, fake radio traffic, a dummy landing craft, a phantom army, an imaginary military camp, etc.
How many kilometers of coastline did the Normandy invasion use?
80 kilometers
Why was it important for the invasion to take place during or around the time of a full moon?
Illumination for when it was dark, and for the spring tide
What were some of the names of the Canadian divisions that were apart of the Allies that invaded Normandy?
7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Canadian Scottish Regiment, Royal Canadian Navy, North Nova Scotia Highlanders, New Brunswick’s North Shore Regiment, etc.
Was is the name of the location that was chosen to be the fake invasion site?
Pas de Calais
What is so significant about what kind invasion of took place at Normandy?
Approximately how many vessels, from eight different navies, composed the invasion fleet?
6,939 vessels: 1,213 warships, 4,126 transport vessels (landing ships and landing crafts), and 736 ancillary craft and 864 merchant vessels
Which German division, led by whom, killed the Canadian prisoners during the course of the Normandy campaign?
The 12th SS Panzer Division, led by Kurt Meyer
Who was the commander of the decoy operation?
Lieutenant General George S. Patton