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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 Company D stationed after returning to England in Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

2. How many ships where off the cost of Normandy on June 6th?

3. How many planes provided air cover to the allied landing troops?

4. Where were the tunnels the paratroopers started to explore after securing the bridges?

5. For how long was Von Luck a POW?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in August and September according to Chapter 9, D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety?

2. What did General Gale do after he arrived at 0900 hours?

3. What happened to the Germans found not sleeping in tunnels?

4. What happened between the Germans and Howard's troops, according to Ambrose?

5. What did the display lead the Germans to believe in Chapter 6?

6. What happened to Howard after his leave, according to Chapter 10, D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years?

7. Why were the paratroopers disoriented when they landed, according to Ambrose?

8. What happened to von Luck?

9. What does Ambrose say of the villages of Benouville and Ranville?

10. Who renamed the canal bridge? What was the new name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Major Schmidt and his concerns about the partisans. Examine how his concerns about the partisans rather than the Allied invasion affected the outcome of the Pegasus Bridge mission and examine the impact on the Germans.

Essay Topic 2

The Germans did not counterattack immediately because they received conflicting information about the situation, despite having enough troops to carry out the counterattack. Examine how Howard's troops used their training to their benefit and discuss the impact of the German's decision to hold off on a counterattack.

Essay Topic 3

Examine mistakes or misconceptions made by the Germans as the Allies invaded and took the bridges. Discuss how this contributed to the success of the mission. Use the text to support your discussion.

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