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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours, pgs. 88-97.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Von Luck commanding officer in 1942?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Guderian.
(c) Himler.
(d) Rommel.

2. How many men were with Hickman when he arrived near the bridge?
(a) Three men.
(b) Two men.
(c) Five men.
(d) Four men.

3. What role would the airborne division have during the invasion?
(a) Strategic reserve.
(b) Protect the rear.
(c) Protect the right flank.
(d) Protect the left flank.

4. Where was the 6th Airborne slated to deploy during the invasion?
(a) West of Caen.
(b) East of the Orne River.
(c) North of Bagnolet.
(d) South of Lisieux.

5. What division was Von Luck commanding in the fall of 1943?
(a) 21st Panzer Division.
(b) Panzer Lehr.
(c) 1st Panzer.
(d) 43rd Grenadier division.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Howard not allowed to do with the maps, photos, and his plan to take the bridges?

2. Where did the planners of the Allied invasion of Europe decide it would take place?

3. Where was the 6th Airborne stationed in 1943?

4. Whom did Helmet Romer relieve?

5. How far from the Pegasus Bridge did the gliders containing the Allied forced need to land according to the plan?

(see the answer key)

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