Allied Success, D-Day & Key Battles (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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D-Day code name
D-Day code name
Operation Overlord
D-Day date
D-Day date
June 6, 1944
Number of D-Day landing beaches
Number of D-Day landing beaches
Five
Names of 5 D-Day beaches
Names of 5 D-Day beaches
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword
Pearl Harbor attack date (U.S. entered WWII)
Pearl Harbor attack date (U.S. entered WWII)
December 7, 1941
Battle of Midway date
Battle of Midway date
June 1942 (June 4-7)
Battle of Midway significance
Battle of Midway significance
Turned tide in Pacific, crippled Japanese Navy
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander at Midway
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander at Midway
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Japanese carriers sunk at Midway
Japanese carriers sunk at Midway
Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu
Tunisia Campaign (1943) result
Tunisia Campaign (1943) result
Over 250,000 Axis troops surrendered
Liberation of Paris date
Liberation of Paris date
August 1944
Battle of the Bulge dates
Battle of the Bulge dates
Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945
Battle of the Bulge location
Battle of the Bulge location
Ardennes region, Belgium & Luxembourg
Allied commander at Battle of the Bulge
Allied commander at Battle of the Bulge
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nazi Germany unconditional surrender date
Nazi Germany unconditional surrender date
May 1945