FranceListe CR, n° 146 · History, geography and culture
Where did the 1944 landings (le débarquement) take place?
In the exam (French)
Où a eu lieu le débarquement en 1944 ?
- aIn the Basque CountryAu Pays basque
- bIn BrittanyEn Bretagne
- cIn NormandyEn NormandieCorrect answer
- dIn the Pas-de-CalaisDans le Pas-de-Calais
Why?
On 6 June 1944, the Allied armies landed on the beaches of Normandy. French Resistance fighters took part in this operation. Paris was liberated in August 1944.
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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