• D-Day 6/6/1944:
• The battle of Normandy lasted from June 1944 to August 1944
• This battle resulted in the allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control
• Battle began on June 6th, 1944
• An estimated 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along one 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of the Normandy region of France
• This invasion was considered one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. It required very extensive planning
• Before D-day, the allies executed a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target
• These Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of the war in Europe
• By the end of that day an estimated 156,000 allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches
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• It is said that more than 4,000 troops lost their lives in the D-day invasion along with thousands more wounded or missing
• Thankfully on June 11th the beaches were fully secured and a little over 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and about 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at Normandy
• Hitler had believed that the invasion was designed to distract the Germans from an attack North of the Seine River so he refused to let nearby divisions counterattack
• Along with not letting forces move in for a counterattack he also hesitated calling in for armored divisions to help in the defense
• The allied air support took out many key bridges and forced the Germans to take long detours as well as efficient naval support and with the help of the naval support advancing allied troops were protected
• It was by the end of June that the allies had taken the vital port of Cherbourg, landed an estimated 850,000 men and 150,000 vehicles in Normandy
• Stalin:
• Joseph Stalin was the Leader of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to
• The battle of Normandy lasted from June 1944 to August 1944
• This battle resulted in the allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control
• Battle began on June 6th, 1944
• An estimated 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along one 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of the Normandy region of France
• This invasion was considered one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. It required very extensive planning
• Before D-day, the allies executed a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target
• These Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of the war in Europe
• By the end of that day an estimated 156,000 allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches
• …show more content…
• It is said that more than 4,000 troops lost their lives in the D-day invasion along with thousands more wounded or missing
• Thankfully on June 11th the beaches were fully secured and a little over 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and about 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at Normandy
• Hitler had believed that the invasion was designed to distract the Germans from an attack North of the Seine River so he refused to let nearby divisions counterattack
• Along with not letting forces move in for a counterattack he also hesitated calling in for armored divisions to help in the defense
• The allied air support took out many key bridges and forced the Germans to take long detours as well as efficient naval support and with the help of the naval support advancing allied troops were protected
• It was by the end of June that the allies had taken the vital port of Cherbourg, landed an estimated 850,000 men and 150,000 vehicles in Normandy
• Stalin:
• Joseph Stalin was the Leader of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to