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D-Day

The Begining of The End

By: Josh McNeil

Planning D-Day

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.

Planning D-Day

The Plan

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.

The Plan

Final Preparations

Final Preparations

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.

The Invasion

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.

The Invasion

Pictures

Liberation at Last

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.

Liberation at Last

Citations

History.com staff. "D-Day." History.com: 2009, A+E Network, http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day. Accessed May 21, 2017.

"D-Day." ushmm.org: https://www.ushmm.org/collections/ask-a-research-question/how-to-cite-museum-materials#website. Accessed May 21, 2017

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