Below are some World War II history: D-day questions! This day in history what is till today known as the greatest seaborne invasion in history n it took place in the Normandy region. The attack took place for more than twenty for days and was the turning point of the war when the Germans there were defeated. Take a look through what you know about this day by taking the quiz below.
The most probable reason is that the "D" may simply refer to the "day" of invasion
The D refers to “disembarkation” day which is the name given to all World War II operations
Days “A” through “C” were already used for operations in North Africa and Italy
The D refers to “dangerous” and was used to inspire all soldiers to fight with bravery
5000 vessels were transporting 150,000 men and 30,000 vehicles across the English Channel to Normandy
800 planes dropped 150,000 men across Normandy along with 25,000 vehicles
5000 tons of gasoline were used to send French troops across the English Channel to invade Germany
30,000 POWs celebrated Christmas after traveling on Allied ships across the Atlantic
Rescue flood victims in the 1920s along the Mississippi River
Protect soldiers landing on Japanese held islands along in the Pacific
Stay afloat in rough waters that presented a dangerous threat to the invaders
Protect soldiers from artillery and gunfire that was predicted to be intense during the operation
Although Carl didn't get wounded, he was so afraid that he thought he deserved an award like the purple heart
Carl was proud to be presented with the purple heart and thought his fellow soldiers deserved one too
Carl wrote that after being wounded he was surprised to be sent back to the front and should receive an award
When the soldiers stopped for supplies, Carl was presented with an award for being brave
The Allies had reached the Seine River, Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from northwestern France
Eisenhower sent his troops past to defeat the Germans at Cherbourg and eventually take Paris which removed the Nazi threat from France
General Patton defeated the German General Erwin Rommel in Italy and moved on Paris to take France
After the troops were able to land and take positions on the Beach, the battle of Normandy ended and the Allies were victorious
German Army enters Austria, German army invades Poland, German Army enters Paris, German Army enters Stalingrad
German Army enters the Rhineland, Munich Pact is signed, Denmark Surrenders, Great Britain Surrenders
German Army invades Poland, German Army enters Rhineland, Moscow surrenders to Nazis, Germans enter Paris
Germans enter Paris, Moscow Surrenders, German Army invades Poland, German Army takes Austria
The Normandy American Cemetery overlooks Omaha beach and was established on June 8, 1944
The D Day Memorial Cemetery was established in Normandy in December of 1980
The American Veterans Cemetery was set up outside of Paris to commemorate the US sacrifice in 1950
The World War II Cemetery was memorialized in 1952 and set up near Cherbourg, France
Russia and Britain
France and Latvia
Austria and Czechoslovakia
Germany and Belgium
If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone
The troops, the air and the Navy could not produce enough bravery or devotion to complete the mission
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt has instructed the Generals to place the blame on the British and the British alone
Stormy weather, long supply lines and an unrelenting enemy prevented the Allied victory in 1944
A total of 749 servicemen died when convoys training for the D-Day landings were attacked by German torpedo boats
Allied airplanes in the British Air force accidentally attacked US soldiers pretending to be German tank divisions
75 Allied crew members were killed when a US Destroyer group opened fire during a training exercise
Almost a thousand British civilians were killed when a German U Boat shot two torpedoes at the Lusitania
German E Boats attacking the convoy
German 88mm gun, a long-range anti-air craft, anti-tank, anti-personnel gun most feared by the Allies
German machine gun fire
German Rocket and Artillery Fire
Montz is hit by a sniper in the neck and the leg while fighting the Germans in France
Montz was no longer able to fight after surviving the horrors experienced in Normandy
Montz was escorting supply ships that traveled back and forth in the English Channel
Montz was ordered to a training facility to prepare soldiers heading to France
Dwight Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
George Patton
Bernard Montgomery
Normandy, France
Berlin, Germany
Calais, France
Brittany, France
Silver
Utah
Juno
Gold
Omaha
Sword
Erwin Rommel
Heinrich Himmler
Karl Hanke
Albert Speel
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
David Cameron
Clement Attlee
Soviet Union
China
Poland
Germany
Japan