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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day, pgs. 63-76.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What canal did the Pegasus Bridge span?
(a) Seine.
(b) Loire.
(c) Caen.
(d) Rhone.

2. When did Howard receive his orders according to D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?
(a) May 2, 1944.
(b) June 6, 1943.
(c) December 5, 1942.
(d) June 9, 1944.

3. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?
(a) Sit with them at the building.
(b) Study them.
(c) Devise training plans from them.
(d) Leave the building.

4. Where would the 5th Para Brigade drop according to Howard's orders?
(a) East of Goutainville.
(b) North East of Ranville.
(c) North of Caen.
(d) South of Brequencon.

5. Where would the British infantry head according to the plan set in place for the invasion?
(a) Caen.
(b) Coutances.
(c) Bayeux.
(d) Lile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the 6th Airborne slated to deploy during the invasion?

2. Where was Hans A. Von Luck's headquarters?

3. Who was in charge of planning the Allied invasion of Europe in 1943?

4. What skills did the training of Company D focus on?

5. Who developed the training program of Company D?

(see the answer key)

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