Across
- 1. Armed conflict between opposing forces.
- 4. Movement of Allied forces across Europe.
- 5. Aircraft supporting Allied operations.
- 7. Quality shown by invading soldiers.
- 12. Series of military operations.
- 13. Subject in which D-Day is studied.
- 14. Lasting impact of the invasion.
- 15. First name of Eisenhower.
- 17. German capital eventually captured by the Allies.
- 20. Goal of freeing occupied Europe.
- 21. Defensive positions built by German forces.
- 24. Nations fighting against Germany.
- 25. Nation defending occupied France.
- 26. Country from which the invasion was launched.
- 28. Region of France invaded by Allied forces.
- 29. Soldiers participating in the operation.
- 32. Principle defended by Allied forces.
- 36. Honoring those who served and sacrificed.
- 37. Month of the invasion.
- 39. Military attack on enemy territory.
- 43. Body of water crossed by Allied forces.
- 44. French groups opposing German occupation.
- 45. Military force fighting on land.
- 46. Aircraft used to transport troops silently.
Down
- 2. Ocean bordering the invasion area.
- 3. Country liberated after the invasion.
- 6. Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
- 8. Beach with some of the heaviest fighting.
- 9. Soldiers dropped behind enemy lines.
- 10. Defensive system known as the Atlantic Wall.
- 11. British landing beach.
- 16. Canadian landing beach.
- 18. Continent where the invasion took place.
- 19. Year of the invasion.
- 22. Code name for the D-Day operation.
- 23. Beach assigned to American forces.
- 27. Landing areas used during the invasion.
- 30. British landing beach on the eastern flank.
- 31. Military forces delivered by aircraft.
- 33. Supreme Allied commander for D-Day.
- 34. Cost paid by many who fought.
- 35. Successful outcome sought by the Allies.
- 38. German regime occupying much of Europe.
- 40. Military force supporting the invasion at sea.
- 41. Arrival of troops on enemy shores.
- 42. Day D-Day occurred.