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D Day - June 6, 1955
The Battle of Normandy

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On June 6, 1944, The Battle of Normandy was fought in Western Europe between the
Allied forces and Nazi Germany - which resulted in a major victory for the Allies during
WWII landing a devastating blow to Germany.

More than 60 years later, the invasion of Normandy, or D-Day, still remains the largest
seaborne invasion in history, involving nearly 3 million troops crossing the English
Channel from England to Normandy in occupied France.

Overview of the Battle
The primary Allied forces that saw combat in Normandy came from our U.S. Armed
Forces, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Operation Overlord was the code name for the full Allied invasion of northwest Europe,
which began on June 6, 1944, and ended on August 19, 1944, when the Allies crossed
the River Seine.

The initial assault phase of Operation Overlord, was known as Operation Neptune (or D-
Day) - its mission: to gain a foothold on the continent. (June 6-30, 1944)

The Allied "D-Day" forces deployed from bases all along the south coast of England, with
the base at Portsmouth being the most important.

The Allies began the Normandy invasion utilising:

Overnight parachute and glider landings.

Massive air attacks.

Naval bombardments.

An early morning amphibious phase on June 6.

Hazards of the Normandy Invasion
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower faced an extremely challenging task that had never
before been attempted - He would have to transport his forces 100 miles across the
English Channel and storm a heavily fortified coastline.

The Allies set out and boasted a 6,000+ vessel armada, carrying men and vehicles, along
with 4,000 smaller landing craft and more than 11,000 aircraft.

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Results of the Invasion
By nightfall of June 6, 1944 - 100,000 Allied
soldiers had made it ashore and secured
French coastal villages. Within weeks, supplies
were being unloaded at Utah and Omaha
beachheads at the rate of more than 20,000
tons per day. By June 19, the U.S. landed
314,504 American soldiers, 41,000 vehicles,
and 116,000 tons of supplies.

The Allies over powered the Germans and had
established a firm foothold in Normandy by June
30. Over 57,000 Allied soldiers bravely gave their
lives fighting against the Germans at the Battle
of Normandy.

The Normandy landings were the first
successful landings across the English
Channel for nine centuries. They were costly in
terms of men, but the defeat inflicted on the
Germans was one of the largest of the war - they
lost major grounds in France, and the Allies
established secure new fronts.

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