D-Day

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When did D-Day occur?

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June 6, 1944

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What was the codename for the invasion of Normandy?

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Operation Overlord

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Where did the D-Day battle take place?

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France

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What was the name of the complex German defenses along the French coastline?

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The Atlantic Wall

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The American and Allied soldiers faced what type of German weapons on D-Day?

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88 caliber artillery guns, Machine Guns, Land mines

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The Allied invasion of Normandy would involve moving 156,000 Allied troops across what body of water?

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The English Channel

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Why is the D-Day battle significant?

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It began the liberation(freeing) of Western Europe from Nazi control.

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What Axis country was defeated/surrendered first?

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Italy