D-Day Invasion

1. German Field Marshal who led German defenses in Normandy.
7. The invasion was initially planned for June 5 but was postponed by one day due to bad weather. This weather condition was code-named "_______."
12. The paratrooper mission behind enemy lines was codenamed "Operation _______." (two words)
13. The primary objective of the D-Day invasion was to liberate this country from German occupation.
14. British Prime Minister during World War II.
15. Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces during D-Day (surname).
17. Code name for the airborne operations conducted before the amphibious landings.
18. The commander of the German forces in Normandy.
20. The strategic location in the English Channel where the invasion fleet assembled.

2. Code name for the artificial Mulberry harbors used during the invasion.
3. Term used for the large-scale deception campaign to mislead the Germans about the invasion.
4. Peninsula The Allied airborne divisions dropped behind enemy lines in this region of France.
5. The German Enigma code was broken by Allied cryptanalysts at this location.
6. The American beach where the highest casualties occurred on D-Day.
8. The artificial harbors used during the invasion were prefabricated using these blocks.
9. The beaches of Normandy where the D-Day landings took place.
10. The amphibious assault on this beach was assigned to the Canadian forces.
11. The primary Allied nations involved in the D-Day invasion (two words).
16. The longest of the five invasion beaches.
19. 6 The largest amphibious assault in history took place on this date.