Chapter 24 - Normandy

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Across
  1. 2. British invasion beach in the most central location
  2. 5. Region of France where the Allied invasion took place
  3. 11. Overall code name for the Allied invasion of France
  4. 12. An operation that combines seaborne troops attacking land defenses
  5. 13. The French _____ assisted the landings with intel and sabotage
  6. 14. American noise-making recognition devices sounded like this insect
  7. 17. German commander in France
  8. 18. German artillery position captured by American Rangers
  9. 19. American invasion beach backed by flooded lowlands
  10. 20. Supreme Allied commander
  11. 21. Acronym for the overall allied headquarters
Down
  1. 1. British invasion beach on the far eastern sector
  2. 3. To prevent the movement of forces or supplies
  3. 4. Crucial bridge captured by British airborne units
  4. 6. Refers to troops arriving in gliders or by parachute
  5. 7. Beach layer of smooth, rounded stones
  6. 8. A false attack, meant to confuse and throw off the defenders
  7. 9. Codename for the German attempt to assassinate Hitler
  8. 10. Code word for the artificial harbors
  9. 11. American invasion beach backed by high bluffs
  10. 15. French term for the hedgerow country of northwest France
  11. 16. Canadian invasion beach