WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following occurred on D-Day?
A
The Allied invasion of France.
B
The Allied invasion of Germany.
C
The Allied bombing of Nagasaki.
D
The Allied invasion of Italy.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 6 June 1944 – ‘D-Day’ – Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. Codenamed Operation ‘Overlord’, the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from Nazi occupation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

Detailed explanation-3: -Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156, 000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region.

Detailed explanation-4: -General Dwight D. Eisenhower was supreme commander of the operation that ultimately involved the coordinated efforts of 12 nations. After much deliberation, it was decided that the landings would take place on the long, sloping beaches of Normandy.

Detailed explanation-5: -June 6, 1944, is the day when more than 160, 000 Allied forces landed in Nazi-occupied France as part of the biggest air, land and sea invasion ever executed.

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