USA HISTORY

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. . . . you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy . . . will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! . . . The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!”-from General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Order of the Day, 1944 What event is being described in General Eisenhower’s message to the Allied forces?

(A) Battle of the Bulge

(B) Battle of Midway

(C) Dropping of Atomic Bomb

(D) ** D-Day

Concept note-1: -Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion of June 6, 1944. Almost immediately after France fell to the Nazis in 1940, the Allies planned a cross-Channel assault on the German occupying forces, ultimately code-named Operation Overlord.

Concept note-2: -General Dwight Eisenhower, in a message to troops before Normandy: “Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened.

Concept note-3: -I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.