Test your historical knowledge with Newsweek's quiz on the Normandy invasion.
June 6, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the Allied attack in World War II that began the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe.D-Day saw over 150,000 Allied troops landing on the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion, which remains the largest amphibious assault in history, involved forces from the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as many other Allied nations.
What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944? a) Operation Neptune b) Operation Overlord c) Operation Thunderbolt d) Operation Dynamo 2. Which of these countries did NOT participate in the D-Day invasion? a) France b) Poland c) Canada d) Italy 3. What were the two Normandy beaches code-named where American troops landed? a) Omaha and Utah b) Juno and Sword c) Gold and Omaha d) Utah and Pointe du Hoc 4.
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