D-day
Planning:
In May 1944, the invasion was ready, many of the resources were being held for the planned invasion of France. This plan became known as Operation Overload. To end war as quickly as possible, the Allies wanted to launch a very large invasion on mainland Europe. The Allies had looked for months to find a definite location to invade France at; after a couple months of discussion, the final destination that was agreed on was The beaches of Normandy, which was located in Northeastern France. The final date that had been chosen was June fifth, but however as that day had come, the invasion was delayed because of serious problems with weather. instead of June fifth, they had chosen the next day, June 6th.
Operation Overload's plan for attack
The day of the war:
There were thousands of tanks, ships, planes, landing craft, and nearly three and a half billion soldiers, who were waiting to attack on the Germans.
Part of the Normadny beach during the invasion
American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the commander of this gigantic force, planned to attack on the coast of Normandy. (left)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Germans had already knew that an attack was planned against them, but they didn't know where and when it was going to happen. The Allies had set up a decoy army to keep Hitler guessing. This decoy army had its own equipment and headquarters. The invasion of Normandy was the greatest land and sea attack in history. This day was called doomsday. At dawn on June 6, there were already paratroopers and gliders who were already on the ground behind enemy lines who were ready to fight at 6:30 A.M. The British, Americans, the French, and the Canadian troops fought their way onto a sixty mile stretch of beach in Normandy. As many German counter attacks had occurred on this day, the Allies were pouring in with soldiers and materials for the invasion all day long. The Germans had dug in the war with machine guns, cannons, and rocket launchers.
The days after the war:
By the end of June sixth, 1944 there were about 146,000 troops who had flew into Normandy that day for the invasion, however, at the same time, there were more than 4,000 allied soldiers who had lost their life that day. T
a small amount of casualties
here were also another thousand who were either missing or wounded. According to history.com, "By the end of August 1944, the Allies had reached the Seine River, Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from northwestern France, effectively concluding the Battle of Normandy. The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet troops moving in from the east." The Normandy invasion had prevented Hitler from sending troops to France. Hitler wanted to do this because he wanted to build his eastern front to defend against the advancing soviets. Also according to History.com "The following spring, on May 8, 1945, the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Hitler had committed suicide a week earlier, on April 30."
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D-day
Planning:
In May 1944, the invasion was ready, many of the resources were being held for the planned invasion of France. This plan became known as Operation Overload. To end war as quickly as possible, the Allies wanted to launch a very large invasion on mainland Europe. The Allies had looked for months to find a definite location to invade France at; after a couple months of discussion, the final destination that was agreed on was The beaches of Normandy, which was located in Northeastern France. The final date that had been chosen was June fifth, but however as that day had come, the invasion was delayed because of serious problems with weather. instead of June fifth, they had chosen the next day, June 6th.
The day of the war:
There were thousands of tanks, ships, planes, landing craft, and nearly three and a half billion soldiers, who were waiting to attack on the Germans.
The days after the war:
By the end of June sixth, 1944 there were about 146,000 troops who had flew into Normandy that day for the invasion, however, at the same time, there were more than 4,000 allied soldiers who had lost their life that day. T
Works Cited
Ayers, Edward. American Anthem Modern American History. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2007. Print.
Beck, Roger. Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction. New York: McDougal Litell, 2003. Print.
Burr, William, ed. "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II." The National Security Archive. National Security Archive, 27 04 2007. Web. 25 Oct 2013. <http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/>.
"D-Day." History. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 26 Sept 2013.
"Effects of World War II." Suffolk Community College Department. Sunysuffolk.edu. Web. 07 Oct 2013.
Hickman, Kennedy. "World War II Battles: The Globe Afire." About.com. About.com, n.d. Web. 02 Oct 2013. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/world-war-2-battles.htm>.
"Normandy Invasion, June 1944 Overview and Special Image Selection." Naval History & Heritage . N.p.. Web. 01 Oct 2013. <http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-eur/normandy/normandy.htm>.
Susan, Ramirez. Human Legacy. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2008. Print.
Wilhelm, Matt. "Effects of World War II." Tripod. N.p., 25 07 2000. Web. 25 Oct 2013.
"World War II (1939–1945)." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 02 Oct 2013. <http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/summary.html>.
"World War II." Ducksters. TSI, n.d. Web. 02 Oct 2013.
"World War II in Europe." United States Holoaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 10 06 2013. Web. 25 Oct 2013.