Primary School Guide - Answer Sheet - D-Day Experience

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Division

101st

You will now walk in the steps of these famous American paratroopers.

All of them wear an insignia on their upperarm. Find it and draw it below:

Insignia help soldiers to recognize each other's units.

The insignia from the 101st division is ....t.h...e...b..a..l.d...e..a..g...l.e.....

But other divisions have different symbols, here are some examples:

501st infantry regiment

4th infantry division

Tank destroyer

Get ready !

In this first room, your will discover how paratroopers trained before the D-Day landings as they were in England.

Prior to leaving for their mission, paratroopers needed to prepare for their equipment/gear. Looking at the relevant display, find out what they had to take with

them and place the words from the box below against the mannequin :

Parachute Helmet Jump boots

Insignia Knife Lifevest

Helmet

Insignia

Knife Parachute

Life-vest Jump boots

Is your equipment complete ?

Now that you have all of your equipment ready, you need to learn how to use it. Explain in your own words the use of the following objects :

The cricket

T..h...e...c...r..i..c..k..e..t....i.s....a....m....e...a..n...s...o...f...c..o...m....m....u...n..i..c..a...t.i..o..n.....w...i..t..h...o..u...t...h...a..v...i.n...g....t..o....s..p...e..a..k.....a..n...d....... ..h....e....l....p....e....d..........p......a....r....a......t....r....o....o......p....e....r......s......i....d......e....n......t....i..f....y........t....h....e......m........s....e....l..v......e....s........i..n..........t..h......e........d......a....r......k....n......e....s....s...........O......n......e........c....l..i....c....k........a......s....k....s........ .f.o...r....i.d...e..n...t..i.f..i..c..a..t..i..o..n....a...n...d....two clicks to respond "a friend."

The helmet

...T...h..e....h...e..l.m.....e..t...i..s...w....o...r..n....o..n.....t..h..e....h...e..a..d.....o..f....t..h..e....s..o..l..d..i..e..r...s...t..o....p...r..o..t..e..c..t....t.h...e..m......f..r..o...m.......... ...e..n...n...e..m....y....f..i..r..e...................................................................................................................................

The Kration

....I......t........i..s........t....h....e........s....o......l..d......i..e....r......'s........m........e....a......l......d......u....r......i..n......g........t....h......e........w......a......r........c....o....n......s....i....s....t..i....n......g........o....f........a....n..........i..n......d......i..v......i....d....u......a......l..l..y.................... ..p...a..c..k...a..g...e..d.....d...a..i..l.y....r..a...t..i.o...n......T...h..e....K...-..r..a...t..i.o...n....p...r..o..v...i.d...e..d.....t.h...r...e..e...s...e..p..a...r..a...t..e..l.y....b..o...x..e..d.......... ..m....e..a...l...u...n..i..t..s..:...b..r..e...a..k...f..a..s..t..,...d...i.n...n...e..r....(.l.u...n...c..h...)..a...n...d....s..u...p..p...e..r....(..d..i..n...n..e...r..)..................................

Your next task is to find two heroes from 1944. Wander through the display(s) and look for objects belonging to them explaining who they were :

General Eisenhower:

..H...e..w...a..s..t..h..e..s..u..p..r.e..m...e..c..o..m...m...a.n..d..e..r...o.f...t.h..e...a.l.l.i.e..d...f.o..r..c.e..s..i.n....E..u..r.o..p..e.................................... ..H...e..l.e..d...t.h..e...O..v..e.r..l.o..r.d....O..p..e.r..a..t.i.o..n...o.f...t.h..e...D..-..D..a..y...l.a..n..d..i.n..g..s....A..f..t.e..r..t..h..e..w...a..r.,..h..e...b..e.c..a..m...e........ ..P..r..e.s..i.d..e..n..t..o..f..t.h..e...U..n..i.t..e.d...S..t.a..t..e.s..............................................................................

Colonel Wolverton :

...H...e...w...a..s..t..h..e...c.o..m...m...a..n..d..e..r...o.f...a...b..a..t.a..l.i.o..n...o..f...t.h..e...5..0..6..t.h....r.e..g..i.e..m...e.n..t......H...e..'s...a..l.s.o...a..t...t.h..e.... ..o..r.i..g..i.n...o..f..t..h..e...f.a..m...o..u..s...p..r.a..y..e..r...w..h..i..c.h....c.a..n...b..e...s.e..e..n...a..t..t..h..e...e.n..t.r..a..n..c..e...o.f...t.h..e...m...u..s..e.u...m.......

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The role of the Pathfinders

Pathfinders were the very first paratroopers to fly over and jump in Normandy. Find their insignia in the first exhibition room and colour it below:

Once in Normandy, they had to prepare for the arrival of their comrades a few hours later, by marking out the drop zones.

Their role was very important to try and prevent the paratroopers from jumping in the wrong place because after

that jump, they needed to fullfill other missions such as destroying bridges, freeing cities, and securing roads.

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