D-DAY

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D-DAY
OPERATION OVERLORD
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D for Day, H for hour, M for minute. The whole
operation was based on the time factor.  D-day
was the 6th June, 1944. H was the first hour of
landing and M for minutes after the first hour.
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What are the different theaters of war, and what
theater was D-Day in?
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• By 1943, the Allies began secretly
• Building a force in Great Britain.

• Their plan was to attack the
• Germans by way of the English
• Channel

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• By May 1944, the invasion force
• Was ready

• 3.5 million troops awaited orders
• to attack

• American General Dwight
• Eisenhower- commander of the
• Invasion force

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What - Invasion of Normandy (Western Europe)
Name - Operation Overlord Known as - D-DAY When
- June 6th 1944
Where - Northwest coast of France.
How - Largest landing in history 4,600 invasion
craft, over 1,000 bombers, 23,000 airborne
troops, 150,000 allied troops.
Why Liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany.
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Discuss D-Day with your partner, what, when, how,
where, and why?
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Eisenhower in charge of Allied invasion
of Europe
VS.
Rommel in charge of Axis defense of Europe
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Who was in charge of the Allies offensive in
Europe and who was in charge of the Nazi defense
of Europe?
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• The Germans knew an attack
• Was coming, but did not know
• where

• To keep Hitler guessing, the allies
• Set up a small attack at the French
• Sea port of Calais

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Discuss at least 3 difficulties that Allied
soldiers faced on the beaches of Normandy.
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Juno Beach
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• Despite heavy casualties, the
• Allies were victorious

• By July, 1944, more than 1 million
• Troops had landed at Normandy

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• By August, the allies pushed the
• Germans out of the Paris, France

• By September, they had liberated
• France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and
• The Netherlands.

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Explain the significance of D-Day and why it was
so important for the Allies to win this
particular battle.
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