World War II was between 1931 and 1939. Japan, Germany, and Italy were all in the war. France and Britain agreed to let Mussolini and Hitler overtake some of their territory as a result the United States was against 8this agreement. Britain and France thought the agreement would prevent a war with Mussolini and Hitler, but Hitler broke the agreement and was taking more land than agreed. …show more content…
Over half of France was inhabited by German soldiers, this including all of Frances Atlantic Coast. After the Germans took France, America started planning an attack to capture France back. The Invasion of Normandy was named “Operation Overlord.” Three different groups of soldiers landed in Normandy and two more units were air dropped. Later, after a secure position was established more ground troops were placed on the beaches of Normandy. Hitler received word of the attack, but doubted the size of the threat. Later, he realized in November, 1943 that reinforcements needed to