D-DAY Flashcards
(20 cards)
What site was chosen for Operation Overlord?
The Normandy coast.
What was the least successful attack/landing
Omaha beach
Why was Omaha the least successful attack?
34,000 troops landed and 2,400 were casualties.
Why was D-Day a success?
Successful planning and preparation.
What was used in the D-Day attack?
4,000 landing craft, 250 warships & 11,000 planes.
Why did the Allies launch D-Day?
To begin a campaign to liberate Western Europe from Germany.
How were the Germans under pressure?
Because they couldn’t take control of the beaches quickly enough to stop allied troops landing.
How did the Allies put pressure on Germany?
BY bombing industrial sites, military bases and sabotaging railway lines and using radar to find enemy submarines.
What date was set for the invasion?
5th/6th June 1945.
How many troops landed and how many casualties were there on Utah beach?
23,000 landed and 197 casualties.
What were the names of the the floating harbours created in August, 1942?
Mulberries.
What was Pluto?
Pluto was a pipeline system that could carry a million gallons of fuel across the channel each day.
How many tanks and aircraft were produced by Germany from 1939-1945?
6,300 tanks and 89,500 aircraft.
How were parachute troops used to support the invasion?
They helped the resistance to destroy railways, bridges and disrupt German communications.
How many troops landed on Gold beach and how many casualties were there?
25,000 landed and 400 casualties.
How many troops landed on Sword beach and how many casualties were there?
29,000 landed and 630 casualties.
Why were two three-man SAS teams dropped near the Cherbourg Peninsula?
To convince the Germans that the Normandy landings were a diversion. and that the main assault was at Pas de Calais
What was ‘Ultra’?
The British cracking of the German signalling code.
How many troops landed on Juno beach and how many casualties were there?
21,400 landed and 1,200 casualties.
What was ‘Fortitude’?
It was a code name for military deception strategy used by the Allies.
