D-Day and Battle of the Bulge Test

In the Battle of the Bulge, how many Germans were either killed, wounded, missing, or prisoners?

100,000

Although the _______________ was surrounded, they held until __________ rushed his Third Army North in support

101st Airborne Division; George Patton

In the Battle of the Bulge, how many Americans were taken as prisoners?

15,000

In the Battle of the Bulge, how many Americans were killed?

19,000

How many ships carried how many troops?

2,483 ships carrying 131,000 American, British and Canadian troops.

How many paratroopers attacked the fort on D-Day, and from which divisions?

23,000 attacked and they were from the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions and also the British First Airborne Division.

How long did Allies prepare for D-Day?

3 years

Starting at _ AM, some ____ landing crafts began carrying troops ashore.

6; 4,000

What was Operation Mincemeat

A plan to fool the Germans into believing the attack was going to be farther south than Normandy

In many places, _______ troops held their ground and slowed the ______ advance.

American; German

Hitler tried to drive a wedge between the ________ and _______ forces

American; British

Why was it June 6th and not 5th?

Because of the bad weather

Why is it called the Battle of the Bulge?

Because when 250,000 Germans attacked a lightly defended section of the American line, it created a bulge.

What terrain was D-Day fought on?

Both water and land

The battle of the bulge began on _____ when _____ Germans attacked a lightly defended section of the ______ line.

December 16th, 1944; 250,000; American

What did the Germans call the fortress which was attacked on D-Day?

Festung Europa - Fortress Europe

In the Battle of the Bulge, who was under constant attack?

Germany

______ gambled on a great offensive through ________ in _______?

Hitler; Ardennes; Belgium

By the beginning of ______ the ______ offensive was halted and by the end of the month _____ and ______ forces destroyed or captured the attackers.

January; German; American; British

Who was the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division?

Joseph Harper

What was the day of D-Day

June 6th, 1944

At what time did the paratroopers launch their attack?

Just after midnight

The acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division was made famous by his reply to the German demand for surrender where he said:

Nuts! (means go to hell in plain english)

Which of the 5 beaches had the most casualties?

Omaha

Where was the D-Day "Fortress-Europe" located?

On the beaches of Normandy, France

How far did the five beaches extend?

Over 60 miles of the Normandy coastline

What helped the Germans in the German Offensive?

Poor weather because it grounded Allied aircrafts

In the Battle of the Bulge, who advanced on all fronts

The Allies

What is the name for the German Army?

The Wehrmacht

How well did the Wehrmacht attack at first in the Battle of the Bulge?

The Wehrmacht started by making good progress against the inexperienced American replacements

What were the codenames for the beaches that Allies' forces landed on (in order)?

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword

Hitler believed that by driving a wedge and capturing the Belgian city of Antwerp would make the ___________ want a ____________ and would allow Hitler to put all his strength against the _________ in the ____.

Western Allies; Peace Settlement; Soviet Army; East