UPDATED D - DAY Flashcards

What were the three plans discussed at the Arcadia Conference?

Operation Gymnast, Operation Round - Up, Operation Sledgehammer

What strategy did the Allies prioritize at Arcadia?

Europe first

Why was Operation Sledgehammer considered a suicide mission?

It planned to land troops anywhere to distract Germany & help Soviet Union

Who led the German Afrika Korps?

Rommel

What was decided at the Casablanca Conference?

Attack Sicily first, unconditional surrender only, remove Italy from war

What did the Allies need before D - Day?

Air supremacy

How did the Allies weaken the Luftwaffe?

Massive bombing raids

What did the Dieppe Raid teach the Allies?

Don’t attack heavily defended cities, beach landings must avoid sniper-heavy areas

What were Mulberries?

Portable artificial harbors

What was PLUTO?

Pipeline Under The Ocean used to send fuel to France

What country used “funnies”, special tanks?

Britain

What was the purpose of fake invasions in Norway and the Balkans?

To deceive Germany about the real D-Day landing location

How did Hitler divide the German army before D-Day? Why was this a mistake?

• 1/3 Rommel

• 1/3 Von Rundstedt 

• 1/3 Hitler 

*Mistake because it caused delays and confused command structure*

Why was D-Day postponed?

Bad weather

What were the beaches the Allies landed on?

Gold - Britain

Sword - Britain 

Juno - Canada 

Utah - America

Omaha - America 

What was Hitler’s last major counterattack called?

Battle of the Bulge

What happened at Malmédy?

Germans killed American POWs even after surrendering

What did Allies find as they pushed into Germany

Evidence of the Holocaust and concentration camps