The Importance Of D-Day In World War II

One of the most important battles in World War II, D-Day, can often be recognized as Operation Overlord or Operation Neptune, when people refer to D-Day, they often think of storming the beaches of Normandy and forget about the other tactics involved in the invasion. Many often ask what the “D” in D-Day stands for. “In military terms, D-Day and H-Hour are sometimes used for the day and hour on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated.” Most times they are used when a date has not been selected or for secrecy. So the “D” in D-Day means nothing and was used because the Allies themselves did not know when the invasion would take place. It all began, when the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, was looking for a plan or operation to take back France from German control. Russian leader, Joseph Stalin, was also in need of relief on the Eastern Front. Stalin wanted the other Allies to open a second front in the west of Europe to help his army. By June of 1943, German U-Boats, submarines, were no longer a threat. As a result the Allies were able to safely transport an abundant amount of supplies and equipment from the United States to Great Britain. Soon after the supplies and equipment safely reached Britain, the British finally agreed to the …show more content…
“It is estimated that more than 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded, or went missing during the battle. That figure includes more than 209,000 Allied casualties and about 200,000 German troops killed or wounded; the Allies also captured 200,000 soldiers of the German Army. Captured Germans were sent to American prisoner-of-war camps at the rate of 30,000 per month, from D-Day until Christmas 1944. Between 15,000 and 20,000 French civilians were killed during the battle.” The “Other” D-Day as some may call it or just Operation Dragoon was a big part in D-Day that people often