Question: On D-Day, the Americans landed on two beaches while the British & Canadians landed on three beaches. What was the code name for the beach on which the Canadians landed? Answer: Juno Question: Who was the leader of the Free French during the period of German occupation of France? Answer: General Charles de Gaulle
Question: After landing on D-Day, the British army faced tough fighting through a terrain of mixed woodland, pasture and sunken roads. By what name is this terrain known? Answer: The Bocage Question: Who commanded the Allied Armies during the Battle of Normandy? Answer: General Montgomery Question: Operation Market Garden was its official title but by what name is the operation to capture bridges over the Rhine better known as a result of the film about it? Answer: A Bridge too Far Question: Name the French World War One General that led the puppet French Vichy government during World War Two? Answer: Marshal Philippe Petain Question: What is the name of the Battle where the Germans counter-attacked the Americans in southern Belgium during the winter of 1944/45? Answer: Battle of the Bulge Question: The French Resistance was a collection of French groups that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France. What is the name of the small groups that operated in rural areas? Answer: The Maquis Question: What was the name of the deception plan used by the allies to make the Germans think that the invasion would be in the Pas-de-Calais rather than Normandy? Answer: Operation Bodyguard
D-Day and Battle of Normandy
The BBC Brings the News of D-Day
John Snagge reads a special bulletin about D-Day
