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In 1942, British and American Forces considered a mass invasion to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control. The invasion was codenamed Operation Overlord. In 1943, Hitler began building the Atlantic Wall.
Americans would invade Utah and Omaha beaches while the British and Candanians would invade Sword, Juno, and Gold beaches. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was put in charge of the operation.
Allies put out fake equipment to make the Germans think the target was Pas-de-Calais. General Eisenhower set the date of the invasion to June 5, 1944, but bad weather delayed it to June 6.
Soldiers had been training for D-Day for months and some for years. The invasion started at 6:30 am. British and Canadian forces took Juno, Sword, and Gold with ease. As did Americans at Utah, but casualties at Omaha were heavy.
Allied forces fought their way through hegderows and marshes to liberate France. Late in August 1944, the Allies liberated Paris ending the Battle of Normandy.
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"D-Day." ushmm.org: https://www.ushmm.org/collections/ask-a-research-question/how-to-cite-museum-materials#website. Accessed May 21, 2017