World War II: D-Day The Invasion Of Europe

D-Day The Invasion of Europe During World War 2, the Battle of Normandy lasted from June 1944 to August 1944. This advanced into Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's supervision. D-Day, codenamed Operation Overlord, began on June 6, 1944, when 156,000 British, American, and Canadian forces docked on five beaches. D-day was one of the biggest amphibious military assaults in history. This attack enforced considerable amounts of planning. Before D-Day, the Allies managed a large-scale campaign made to deceive the Germans about the expected invasion target. All of Northern France had been liberated by August 1944 and by the Spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the

On the morning of June 5, after his meteorologist forecasted improvement in conditions for the next day. Eisenhower then gave the go ahead for Operation Overlord. Later that day, more than 5,000 ships and landing craft carrying troops and supplies left england for the trip across the channel to France, also more than 11,000 aircraft were assembled to provide air cover and support for the invasion. D-Day Landings “June 6, 1944” By the dawn on June 6th, thousands of glide troops and paratroopers were already on the ground behind enemy lines, securing the bridges and exit roads. The amphibious invasions began at 6:30 a.m. The Canadians and British conquered light opposition to secure beaches code named Gold, Juno and Sword, as did the Americans at Utah Beach. The United States forces faced abundant resistance at Omaha Beach, where there were over 2,000 American casualties. By day’s end approximately 156,000 Allied troops had successfully charged Normandy’s beaches. According to some estimates more than 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the D-Day invasion with more thousands wounded or missing. On June 11th, less than a week later, the beaches were successfully secured and over 326,000 troops and more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at

The Allied forces then arranged to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet troops moving in from the East. The Normandy invasion began to turn the tide against the Nazis. A significant psychological blow, it also prevented Hitler from sending troops from France to build up his Eastern Front against the advancing Soviets. The following Spring, on May 8, 1945, the Allies properly accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Hitler had committed suicide a week earlier, on April