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General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Commander for the western front. Where did the invasion army land on June 6?
AOn the beaches of Sicily
BOn the shores of Denmark
COn the coast of Tripoli
DOn the beaches of Normandy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. On the beaches of Normandy
1. 1. The western front was opened late in 1943 to draw German forces away from the Russian front.
2. 2. Eisenhower was appointed Supreme Commander for it.
3. 3. On June 6 the first American and British contingents landed on the beaches of Normandy under a greatly superior air force.
4. 4. Tripoli belongs to the earlier North African fighting, and Sicily and Denmark are not where this landing was made.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section ALLIES DEFEAT AXIS POWERS_
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