Question

Which of the following was not true of Operation Overlord?

a)General Patton commanded the ground troops
b)General TR Jr. was one of the first officers to land on Utah beach
c)Eisenhower expected the Airborne divisions to suffer nearly 70% casualties
D)General Rommel actively led the defenses prior to the invasion
Please help urgent

Answer 1

D)General Rommel actively led the defenses prior to the invasion

Step-by-step explanation:

When the invasion started Rommel was not even in Normandy, but came after the invasion. On the other side, Patton was leading the Third army during the Operation Overlord. Son of former American president died just a month after he landed among first on the Utah Beach. Eisenhower was convinced that even as 70 percent of soldiers would die during the Operation in the Airborne division.