Across
- 4. a key water point used by allied forces for resupply during invasion
- 6. beach invaded by Canadian and British forces
- 8. a fortified defense object spread all on Normandy beach
- 9. when British troop first landed on gold beach
- 10. the main task and objective the British 6th airborne was assigned
- 14. The year D-day took place
- 15. a highly effective naval craft used by germans
- 17. a new concept in war
- 18. commonly made by German defenders to slow advances
- 19. the major objective the airborne were tasked with securing
- 20. dictator of Germany
- 21. a high used defense tool used by germaninafantry the defenders of the Normandy beaches
- 24. highest produced riffle in World War 2
- 25. common tank used by American forces during d-day
- 26. major German strong point on the normandy beaches
- 27. fleet providing artillery fire on Normandy beaches
- 29. the body of water that D-day was fought in
- 30. the day D-day was declared a successful invasion into Europe
Down
- 1. the name of the American airborne division during World War 2
- 2. common medical stimulant used during battle in World War 2
- 3. the Day operation overlord began
- 5. when British and Canadian forces made contact on Juno beach
- 7. code name for the D-day invasion
- 10. the plane used to carry over 7,000 airborne troops into Normandy
- 11. when the Americans first touched the sand on Omaha beach
- 12. A beach head secured by us troops during d-day
- 13. beach invaded by British forces
- 16. the determining factor as to when D-day would begin
- 20. author of the first wave
- 22. Allied Supreme Commander
- 23. most feared machine gun during the invasion of Normandy
- 28. largest military invasion in history.