D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe Quiz

Who was the supreme commander of Operation Overlord?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower

• General George S. Patton

• Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery

• Admiral Karl Dönitz

What was the code name for the cross-channel invasion of northern France in 1944?

• Operation Market Garden

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Torch

Where did the Allies land on D-Day?

• Pas de Calais

• Normandy

• Provence

• Brittany

What was the main reason the Allies chose Normandy for the landings?

• It was closest to England

• It had the least fortified beaches

• It offered the element of surprise

• It was the most direct route to Germany

How did the weather affect the D-Day invasion?

• It had no significant impact

• It forced the invasion to be postponed for 24 hours

• It provided cover for the landing aircraft

• It delayed the invasion by a month