D-Day

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6/6/1944

First D-day was in WW2 D-day was the mission where the Allies would invade mainland Europe it was one of the largest mission in WW2 and one of the biggest battles in the world 24,000 causalities happened its impact was Germany army did could not stop the Allies and by the end of 1944 Allies of liberated France and almost had control of Belgium and where knocking on Hitler door (Germany) and the invasion also helped the men in Italy and Russia in the East Europe the attack forced Hitler to take men away from those fronts making the Russian offensive much faster and by 1945 Russia captured Berlin ending WW2

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Allied conquest of Nazi-occupied Europe. the keystone or most decisive battle of the European theatre. Normandy- June 6. l944.

The significance was that it was the major turning point of WW2 in Europe. The Allied forces finally landed in France with large, well supplied armies and advanced swiftly to defeat Germany in less than a year.

It was special because it was the major turning point of WW2 in Europe. The Allied forces finally landed in France with large, well supplied armies and advanced swiftly to defeat Germany in less than a year.

Gen Eisenhower was the leader.

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General Montgomery was in charge of Operation Overlord, the Allied invaision of Normandy. He was chosen because he had more battlefield experience. There may have been a little political influence in the decision as well.

Eisenhower was the Supreme Comander for allied forces in Europe but he did not take direct command of the Allied armies in France until after the Breakout from Normandy and the fall of Paris.

You could compare Montgomery to Rommel as both were in command of the troops on the ground. You could compare Eisenhower to von Rundstedt as they were both in command of the entire theatre in which the landings toook place.

As the Allied armies expanded from 1 battle group, Omer Bradley assumed command of the US forces in the field and Montgormary retained command of the Commonwealth and British forces, with Eisenhower as overall commander.

The main strategy was to land huge numbers of troops and armour from the sea and lesser numbers from the air, to create a beach-head and harbours to facilitate a major follow up of more troops,weapons and supplies.

The main strategy was to land huge numbers of troops and armour from the sea and lesser numbers from the air, to create a beach-head and harbours to facilitate a major follow up of more troops,weapons and supplies.

D-Day happened on 6th June,1944

D-Day occurred on 6th June 1944.

President Roosevelt was in office at the time.

There were many countries present on D-Day. The Allies were Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Belgium, Holland, France, and Greece. All of these countries had troops, sailors or aircrew there on D-Day.

Dieppe taught the Allies that heavy air and strong sea support would be required for any future invasion in of France. Some historians think that the lessons learned in Dieppe saved lives on the beaches of Normandy later on. :)

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A very, very complicated questions that would have to begin in the 1930's with the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. Actually the Treaty of Versailles ending WWI has been called the cause of WWII. You would have to read a lot of history books. The Allies stormed the beaches to gain back the land (France) that they had been taken by Germany and then moved into France and Germany, the Soviets were attacking Germany from the East. Germany lost the day they attacked the USSR.

Well you will have to be more paciffic. i think becouse the Axis powers have taken controlle of it.

The Germans definitely had better weapons, particularly their tanks and rifles. They had many other problems that ultimately caused their defeat.

five beaches at Normany, France....omaha, utah, gold, sword and juno on 6 June 1944..................

battle of normandy

None, the Flanders Fields is referring to the First World War, and an area in or near Belgium. British & Belgian soldiers fought in this area in WWI. American soldiers fought in France further south, except for some pilots.

It was a success

earth was damaged on this day by a big blast

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D-Day was June 6, 1944, and it was the beginning of a battle in World War II. D-Day is the day that the United States and Britain landed troops in France to retake France from Nazi Germany. During that war the forces opposing Nazi Germany were called the Allies, and included Britain, the U.S.S.R., and the United States. A number of military units from other countries fought as well, such as Canada and Australia, a and number of soldiers from countries which had been taken over by Germany had found refuge in Britain, and they also took part in the conflict. The Allies won the war in May of 1945.

I don't think it did.

The purpose of the Italian Campaign up to June 1944, was to keep the Germans tied down in one area so they could not send more troops to Russia. When the Allies leaders met, the Russians demanded that the US and British engage the Germans in order to draw more men away from Russia. I don't believe the Italian Campaign caused the Germans to give up men from the Normandy defense.

The operation that landed troops in southern France helped to relieve pressure off of the Normandy front. These troops did come from Italy so it might be true that the Italian Campaign helped secure success in Normandy.