D-Day

the Allies had a double agent that the Germans thought was loyal to hitler. the double agent cause the German to believe the invasion was to be mounted at the Pata Calsis region in France. But the actual invasion was at Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944

D-Day was the day that the Allies invaded Normandy, France.

the allies assaulted 5 beaches at Normandy, France on 6 June 1944. the beaches were

Juno, Gold, sword, Utah and Omaha. that was the beginning of the end for Germany.....

Juno beach

Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah and Omaha

on June 6, 1944

the allies 'leaked' information through a double agent that the invasion was to be at

Pas-de-Calais, France which the German expected. theGerman did not expect the landing

at Normandy, France nor did the expect any landings at that time due to bad weather.

to put allied forces back into Europe which then allowed allied force to attach the Germans

Very heavy German machine gun and mortar fire..... as well and land mines and barbed wire....

I would not pretend to speak for all Americans, but to me it means that an incredibly large undertaking required the phenomenal sacrifices of what would have seemed to have been, on the surface, ordinary people. Overall, those involved rose to the task most admirably. I APPRECIATE THE FREEDOMS THAT THEY SECURED FOR ME.

D-Day has major significance as this was the re-entry of Allied troops in force to challenge the German occupation forces in Europe..

The D-Day landings at Utah Beach were carried out by the US 4th and 90th Infantry Divisions with 70th Tank Battalion and 4th Cavalry Regiment.
The US 3rd Division was fighting in Italy at that time and never went to Utah Beach.

The real name of the beach was Le dunes de Madelaine. 'Utah Beach' was simply the Allied code name.

The real name of the beach was Le dunes de Madelaine. 'Utah Beach' was simply the Allied code name.

Normandy

South Africa was not involved in D-Day. Their government would allow their troops to aid the Allie in Africa only. -They could not fight in Europe.

It was on June 6th, 1944, so, in 2013, it's about 79 and a half years ago

Gen Omar Bradley led the Americans and Gen Bernard Montgomery led the British.

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.

For the invasion of Nazi held Europe to succeed it had to be done rapidly, before the Third Reich could maneuver its forces into place for the most effective defense, and the beaches of Normandy are immediately opposite England, across the channel, and can be reached quite rapidly. They were therefore a good place for an invading force to land. There were lots of other places where the Allies could have attempted a landing, but they would probably have been observed getting into position, and there would have been more time for defenses to be prepared (although as we know, the beaches at Normandy were also defended, and the landing was accomplished at a very high price in human life).

They advanced inland to Caen and were held up by stiff resistance from the tanks of German 21st Panzer Div. ( the Allies were unaware these tanks were in Normandy)

There was a hard rain all along the English Channel coasts on the 5th. The weather began to clear that night. Around 10:00 P.M. the airborne forces embarked into their transports and gliders, guided across the French coast by the full moon. The seaborne troops bobbed in their transports on the sea, waiting for daylight, most of them overcome with seasickness. While the transport planes delivered the airborne forces, British Bomber Command made last minute raids to isolate the beaches to try to stop or severely slow reinforcements from reaching the landing zones. The high ranking officers sat by their radios and telephones waiting for word from their forces. Some of the troops went to services conducted by their chaplains, while others gambled, drank, read, wrote letters, or slept as best they could.

June 6, 1944, is the day the invasion landings began on the beaches. Some Paratroopers landed late on June 5th.

The Tuskegee airmen were at the opposite end of Europe, almost 2,000 miles from Normandy.

No, the battle of the bulge happened around six months after d-day. Its part of the German campaign instead of The Normandy one.

On the beaches of Normandy, western France.