Newhaven Fort
D-DAY
The D-Day Landings took place on the coast of Normandy, France on 6 th June 1944 and signalled the beginning of the
end of the war in Europe. This worksheet will help you learn more about the details of these historic landings.
Go to the Dieppe and D-Day exhibition
Find a model of this aircraft on display
This aircraft is a …………………………………………………………………………………………..
It performed the roles of fighter and ……………………………………………………………………
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What did the letter “D” in D-Day stand for?............................................................................................................................................
Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied invasion force…………………………………………………………………………….
What was the role of General Montgomery?.........................................................................................................................................
Describe one of the methods of deceiving the Germans about D-Day……………………………………………………………………..
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What type of ship is HMS Belfast?........................................................................................................................................................
Name the five main beaches for the D-Day landings?
1/……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2/……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.3/……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4/…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5/…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Write down two facts about Newhaven and D-Day
1/…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2/ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Now go to the Royal Observer Corps – Second World War exhibition
What was the role of the Seaborne Royal Observer Corps and how many men served in it?
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Next go to the Theatre
Listen to the film commentary and fill in the gaps in this sentence;
‘There was nothing but L……………………………….., T …………………………………..… and T………………………………..….. for
weeks before D-Day and A……………………………..’
You’ll find the answer to this question in The Home Front
After D-Day what washed ashore in a storm and exploded causing widespread damage in Newhaven?
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Move on to the Sussex Land, Sea, & Air exhibition
Find the service record of Sidney Albert Wood and write down
a/ his height………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b/ the name of the ship that he served on………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………..
c/ the month that he was born in………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d/ one other fact about him…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Finally, visit The Fort and Newhaven exhibition
Find the model of a landing craft – after what amphibian creature was the Combined Operations Landing Craft base at Newhaven
named?
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Find the model of HMS Forward and make a sketch of it in the box below