D-Day

Who was the general in charge of D-Day?

• Omar Bradley
• Dwight Eisenhower
• George Patton
• Bernard Montgomery3

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

• Overlord
• Pipeline
• Enduring Freedom
• Barbarossa

What was the date of D-Day?

• May 6, 1944
• June 6, 1945
• June 6, 1944
• May 6, 1945

In which section of France did the invasion take place?

• Champagne
• Alsace
• Normandy
• Bourgogne

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Which country had taken over France in 1940?

• Italy
• Germany
• Soviet Union
• Canada

Which of the following was NOT one of the code names for the beaches in Normandy?

• Sword
• Utah
• Omaha
• Silver

On which beach was the fighting generally considered to be the fiercest?

• Juneau
• Gold
• Sword
• Omaha

In which country did the Allied soldiers train in for many months preceding D-Day?

• France
• Great Britain
• Ireland
• Iceland

Which country had been fighting Germany for several years in the East before D-Day occurred?

• Poland
• Czechoslovakia
• Ukraine
• Soviet Union

Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II, including on D-Day?

• Harry Truman
• Harry Hopkins
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Dwight Eisenhoer