The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front.

Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal, but postponing would have meant a delay of at least two weeks, as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days in each month were deemed suitable. Adolf Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion.

The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assaultthe landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight. Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France at 06:30. The target stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Strong winds blew the landing craft east of their intended positions, particularly at Utah and Omaha. The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach-clearing teams difficult and dangerous. Casualties were heaviest at Omaha, with its high cliffs. At Gold, Juno, and Sword, several fortified towns were cleared in house-to-house fighting, and two major gun emplacements at Gold were disabled, using specialised tanks.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. how many troops landed?
2. from how many countries?
3. please name them
4. when did the planning for this start?
5. what is this that we are talking about?
6. was this during a war?
7. which war?
8. what was the the operation for?
9. from?
10. did this operation have a codename?
11. what?
12. did they come in by water?
13. what about air?
14. what date was this?
15. of what year?
16. was the day called normandy landings?
17. then what?
18. where were the troops landing?
19. anywhere in particular?
20. was it peaceful when they landed?

Numbered answers:
1. 24,000
2. Three
3. American, British, and Canadian
4. 1943
5. The Normandy landings
6. yes
7. World War II
8. liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe
9. Nazi control,
10. yes
11. Operation Neptune
12. yes
13. yes
14. 6 June
15. 1944
16. no
17. termed D-Day
18. coast of France
19. yes
20. no