Codenamed Operation Overlord the battle began on June 6 1944 also known as DDay when some 156000 American British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of Frances Normandy region The invasion was one of ID: 693394
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Operation OverlordSlide2
What is this war about
Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of
the
largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning.Slide3
Map OverviewSlide4
General TimelineSlide5
Impacts and Effects on WWII and Europe
D-Day was the beginning of the end for not only the Germans but Hitler most of all. D-Day forced the Germans to fight a two front war again just as they had in WWI. Yet again the Germans could not handle war on both sides of them.
“By the end of June 1944, about a million Allied troops had reached France.” - "World War II." World Encyclopedia 2004.
Reinforcements for the infantry of D-Day had come in. On June 26th, 1944 the Allies captured the French port of Cherbourg. After that day, the Germans began to retreat. On August 25th, 1944 came the day that the French had been waiting for, Paris had been liberated.
One of the main impact this war had on WWII is it made the German retreat and eventually fail this war.Slide6
Review Questions
Which country landed on the beach of Utah
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What force weakened the Germans on the eastern front and were not a part of operation Overlord?
What
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the main impact it had on WWIII?
Why would the German
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Why
is this war so significant?What were the 3 main countries involved in the operation?Slide7
Works Cited
Works Cited
Agency. "D-Day Landings 70th Anniversary: 20 Facts about 'Operation Overlord' ." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 02 June 2014. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.
The Effects of D-Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.
History.com Staff. "D-Day." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.
Shellburst. "Timelines." Timeline of D-Day, Operation Overlord and the Battle of Normandy. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.
Wendy6/22/12, and David6/25/12. "D-Day or Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. N.p., 27 Mar. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2017.Slide8
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