World War II D-Day

What was the code name for the D-Day invasion?

Operation Overlord

Where did the Germans believe that the Allies would land in France?

Pas De Calais

Where was Nazi leader Adolf Hitler when news about the Normandy invasion came in?

Asleep

What type of guns were in the shore emplacements?

Battleship guns

Why did the X shaped steel structures not work to stop the landings?

Because the landings took place at low tide and the structures were exposed

Who was the Allied Operational Commander of the Normandy invasion?

Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery

Who was the German commander of the French coast?

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel

Who was the Allied Supreme Commander?

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

When was D-Day?

June 6, 1944

Where did the D-Day landings take place?

Normandy, France

What beaches did the U.S. forces land on?

Omaha and Utah

What are the large concrete emplacements on Normandy Beach?

Shore batteries

When the American 101st Airborne parachuted into France, what was the first town that they took?

St. Mere Eglise

The invasion was nearly called off for what reason?

The weather

What were the X shaped steel structures on the beach used for?

To stop landing craft from reaching shore