No France, Britain and USA are the allied forces Germany, Japan and Italy are the axis forces
The surrender documents were signed in a schoolhouse in Reims, France that was being used as Allied headquarters.
The surrender documents were signed in a schoolhouse in Reims, France that was being used as Allied headquarters.
Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France. The purpose of this specific operation was to establish a beachhead from which Allied forces could move on Germany.
Germany lost WW2, they did not beat Britain and whilst they 'occupied' France they withdrew after being defeated by allied forces.
The Allied Forces invaded France in the Normandy Beaches area of France.
The allied forces were Britain, USA, and USSR for the most part.
The Allies needed a foothold in France to launch an invasion to liberate France and attack Germany from the west.
The Allied forces defeated Germany.
D-Day was at Normandy France, and attacked the occupying German forces. Germany was still attempting to take over Europe, and after France had surrendered, Germany set up bunkers along the coast of France to repel the invading Allied military forces. After the Allied forces successfully gained control of the Normandy beaches, they were able to deliver a military force that eventually defeated the NAZI's.
The allied forces in WWII consisted of England, France, Russia, and the United States. The axis forces consisted of Germany, Japan, and Italy.
Allied bombs pretty well destroyed the major cities of Germany and the allied forces were advancing on Berlin. Hitler was in hiding in his Berlin bunker and the Nazi were loosing ground as the allies moved up through France into Italy and into Germany. They were loosing the war.