Read the following passage. Which American leader was responsible for leading the
attack described in the passage?
George Patton
O Harry S. Truman
O Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Since the outbreak of war, Stalin was demanding an all-
out effort to liberate France from German occupation. An
invasion force greater than any in the history of the world
was slowly amassing in southern Britain toward that end.
Just after midnight on June 6, three airborne divisions
parachuted behind enemy lines to disrupt paths of
communications. As the German lookout sentries
scanned the English Channel at daybreak, they saw the
largest armada ever assembled in history heading
toward the French shore. There were five points of
attack. ... Still
, by nightfall a beachhead had been
established. Eventually, German troops retreated.