D-Day Quiz

When did the D-Day invasion take place?

• June 6, 1944

• June 8, 1944

• June 5, 1944

• June 7, 1944

How many Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy by the end of the day?

• 200,000

• 156,000

• 100,000

• 250,000

Who was appointed commander of Operation Overlord?

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Erwin Rommel

• Adolf Hitler

• George Patton

What was the main purpose of the deception operation carried out by the Allies before D-Day?

• To confuse the Allied troops

• To test the German defenses

• To delay the invasion

• To distract the Germans from a coming attack north of the Seine River

How many troops and vehicles had landed at Normandy by June 11, 1944?

• 400,000 troops, 60,000 vehicles

• 200,000 troops, 40,000 vehicles

• 326,000 troops, 50,000 vehicles

• 150,000 troops, 30,000 vehicles

What did the Normandy invasion prevent Hitler from doing?

• Sending troops from France to build up his Eastern Front

• Surrendering to the Allies

• Retreating to Germany

• Launching a counterattack in Italy

When did the Allies formally accept the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany?

• July 4, 1945

• June 6, 1945

• May 8, 1945

• April 30, 1945

Who was in charge of spearheading defense operations in the region of Normandy for the Germans?

• Erwin Rommel

• Hermann Göring

• Adolf Hitler

• Heinrich Himmler

What was the name given to the June 6, 1944 invasion of the beaches at Normandy?

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Neptune

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Market Garden

What was the largest naval, air and land operation in history at the time of the D-Day invasion?

• Operation Torch

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Husky

• Operation Avalanche