Audio:QS140501 C-box:On this day Allied forces landed in Normandy, France, to free Europe. BallLoc:20,35;163,35;306,35;20,142;163,142;306,142;20,249;163,249;306,249 LineNum: GeoBytesUsed:6 PaletteNeutralPic: A-box or Headline5:N/A A-box or Headline6:N/A Correct:D-Day*QS140502* Wrong 1:Decoration Day Wrong 2:Memorial Day Wrong 3:Labor Day Wrong 4:V-E Day Wrong 5:V-J Day Wrong 6:Armistice Day Wrong 7:Veterans Day Wrong 8:Normandy Day GeoByte1:Allied paratroopers landed in France before the invasion and cut railroad ties, blew up bridges and seized landing fields. GeoByte2:Allied bombers pounded the French coast for months before the Normandy landing. GeoByte3:The invasion plan had the code name Operation Overlord. GeoByte4:Before the landing at Normandy, General Eisenhower told his soldiers, "You are about to embark on a great crusade." GeoByte5:In response to the D-Day invasion, Hitler launched deadly V-1 rocket attacks on London. GeoByte6:The D-Day invasion spread across a 50-mile (80-km) front. GeoByte7: GeoByte8: GeoByte9: GeoByte10: First Pict Cast:["HQ140110.PIC", "HQ140210.PIC", "HQ140310.PIC", "HQ140410.PIC", "HQ140510.PIC", "HQ140610.PIC", "HQ140710.PIC", "HQ140810.PIC", "HQ140910.PIC", "HQ141010.PIC", "HQ141110.PIC", "HQ141210.PIC", "HQ141310.PIC", "HQ141410.PIC", "HQ141510.PIC", "HQ141610.PIC", "HQ141710.PIC", "HQ141810.PIC"]* VideoReward:#none Palette:#default StartVideo:HQ140550.MOV EndVideo: MapPictCast: Glossary Start Glossary End