operation overload The Americans landing at Utah and OMAHA beaches would move West and then capture the port of Cherbourg. The British and Canadians would move South and East to capture the river port of Caen.
About 3000 people died on Dday.
D DAY was the day the allies went to recapture france the battle following Dieppe In World War 2 in comparisson to WW1 in a sense dieppe was like the battle of the sommes and dday was like the battle of vimy ridge. Dieppe was a failure and the lessons learned lead to the success of Dday. Dday played an important part in the allies fate because the allies recaptured france who had fell to russia only 6 weeks into war. this marked the last battle in europe in ww2.
Approximately 10,000 soldiers died.The liberation of France.
For Skirmish Dday you have to call. I assume it is the same for Oklahoma and other big dday games also.
it lasted from June 6th 1944 to August 20th 1944
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The Battle of Antietam.
General Robert E. Lee lost his battle plans at Antietam, when a messenger dropped them and Union solders found them. George McClellan was given the plans and later fired because he let the south retreat.