D-Day Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. people injured, killed, or missing during a war, accident, or disaster
  2. 6. a set purpose for doing something; a special task or assignment
  3. 8. soldiers trained to jump out of airplanes and fight behind enemy lines
  4. 11. the act of setting free
  5. 12. soldiers trained and given weapons and gear to fight on foot
Down
  1. 1. bombs hidden underground or underwater that explode when touched or moved
  2. 3. the countries including Great Britain, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union, that aided each other in defeating Germany, Italy, and Japan in World War II
  3. 4. the countries including Germany, Italy, and Japan that fought against the Allies in World War II
  4. 5. a position from which a person can advance toward a goal
  5. 7. caught or took control of by force
  6. 9. to make something unusable
  7. 10. entered aggressively to conquer, weaken, or injure