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Allied Forces *************************************************Axis Power United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Free French Forces
Free Polish Forces
Australia
Free Belgian Forces
Norway
Free Czechoslovak Forces
Greece
GermanyCommandersDwight Eisenhower
(Supreme Allied Commander)
Arthur Tedder (Deputy Supreme Allied Commander)
Bernard Montgomery (21st Army Group, Ground Forces Commander in Chief)
Trafford Leigh-Mallory (Air Commander in Chief)
Bertram Ramsay (Naval Commander in Chief)
Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army)
Miles Dempsey (British 2nd Army)Gerd von Rundstedt (Oberbefehlshaber West)
Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B)
Friedrich Dollmann (7.Armee Oberkommando)Strength1,332,000 (by July 24)380,000 (by July 23)Casualties and lossesJuly 24:
120,000 casualtiesJuly 24:
113,059 casualties
What else can I help you with?
What American General was in charge of D-Day attacks?
Gen Omar Bradley was in charge of the US Divisions that attacked on D-Day.
Did Sword Beach get attackted first in d day?
No, Utah Beach was first. Sword was the last beach attacked.
Why did allied aircraft attack German targets before the actual d day attack?
Allied aircraft attacked German targets before D-Day to keep German aircraft on the ground. The Luftwaffe was notable by its absence on the day.
Why did the US attack fortress Europe in d day?
The US attacked Fortress Europe along with the other Allied armies on D Day to defeat the Nazi occupiers. This started on June 6, 1944.
What were the 5 beaches attacked on D day?
The beach code names were Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno. All were within 15 miles on northern Normandy.
What was the french region attacked on d-day?
Normandy was the French region attacked on D-Day
What is the French region the Allies attacked on D-Day?
On D-Day the Allies attacked Normandy, France.
Who attacked Gold Beach on D-day?
The British
Who attacked Utah beach at d day?
United States
Where did Germans attacked in d-day?
German forces did not attack, they defended....
What part did Canadians play in D-Day?
They attacked Juno Beach
What American General was in charge of D-Day attacks?
Gen Omar Bradley was in charge of the US Divisions that attacked on D-Day.
Who attacked Britain in the D-Day invasion?
Britain was not attacked. They were the ones doing the attacking as they landed on the beaches in Normandy, France. Their opposition was the Germans.
How was eisenhower involved in d-day?
He was the commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. Which were the soldiers that attacked Normandy.
What happened to the German in d-day?
Nazi-occupied Europe was attacked and successfully invaded by the Allies.
What were the beaches codenamed during D Day?
The beaches that British and Canadian forces attacked were Gold, Sword and Juno The beaches that the Americans attacked were Utah and Omaha
What and when was the name of the french coastline that the allies attacked on d-day?
It was the beaches of Normandy, a western French province.
