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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Colonel Hans A. Von Luck command?

3. Whom did Helmet Romer relieve?

4. How many days did the bridge holding exercise given to Company D last?

5. When did Howard have access to the documentation concerning the plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the British create in 1942 according to Chapter 2, D-Day Minus Two Years?

2. What did Howard do for Company D according to Ambrose?

3. What did John Howard and some from Company D volunteer for in 1942?

4. Who was relieved of duty at the start at the start of Chapter 1, D-Day Minus Two Years?

5. What did Poett tell Howard according to Ambrose?

6. What happened to the platoon leaders according to Ambrose?

7. What orders did Howard receive for May 2 in D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day?

8. What happened to Wallwork and Ainsworth at the start of Chapter 5, D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours?

9. What was Major Hans Schmidt, the German commander, worried about according to Ambrose?

10. What was Howard doing to his men according to Ambrose and how did it end up helping them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Code words and signals were used among the Allied forces to spread information about the status of the bridge. Examine the use of code words and signals and discuss how these benefited or did not benefit Allied advancement in the early hours of the Allied invasion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Normandy was chosen as the location for the seaborne invasion and examine the reasons the area was not heavily defended by the Nazis. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

In the Epilogue, the editor examines the full significance of the Pegasus Bridge mission, stating that the full significance could only have been known if Company D had failed. Using the text and secondary sources to support your conclusion, either agree or disagree with the conclusions drawn by Ambrose.

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