Exact numbers of this are not easy to find. As far as is known today, 2,499 Americans died on the 6 June, along with 1,940 British, Canadians and other Allies. German figures are very hard to find but most researchers estimate around 7,000 German troops died on the 6th.
the motive of the Normandy invasion was to liberate the french from the nazi Germans who had invaded years before
Not enough if you actually think this an issue in the sense of history. Or alternately, the answer is "who cares?". Do you think the French do? The Germans? Why should the Americans?
Because they did know it was going to be an invasion. But they did not know where or when.
The Germans were put on the defensive
The Germans had all expected the invasion to happen at the Strait of Calais,about 100 miles north. German troop concentrations were much higher and at better readiness there.
It had a bad morale effect on the Germans, but was gratifying for the Americans and elated the French.
the motive of the Normandy invasion was to liberate the french from the nazi Germans who had invaded years before
The invasion of Normandy ended when the German units retreated across the River Seine. So the battle of Normandy ended when the Germans retreated east towards Germany.
The Americans, British, Canadians and French resistance were the invading forces. The Germans were the defenders.
Not enough if you actually think this an issue in the sense of history. Or alternately, the answer is "who cares?". Do you think the French do? The Germans? Why should the Americans?
Because they did know it was going to be an invasion. But they did not know where or when.
hit the Germans where they did not expect.........................
Huge Allied armies were pushing the Germans back .
The Germans were put on the defensive
The allied invasion of Normandy was met by heavy gunfire even as they were landing on the beach.
I suppose you mean the NORMANDY invasion. There were hundreds of D-Days in World War 2. The Germans lost on the Operation Overlord's Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944.
The allied invasion and beachhead at Normandy heralded the defeat of the Germans and the end of World War II in Europe.