D-Day

after the surprise attack on Normandy England managed to recapture Frances therefore they were able to cut any communication lines to germany to stop communication and any reinforces coming to help the German. Russia also attacked and helped alot.. now im bored so bye bye x

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The significance of D Day was that it marked the first Allied Troops on the ground in Europe. This was the beginning of the end for the Germans.

D Day is the name given to the designated starting date of any military operation. The most commonly referred to D Day is the Allied invasion of Normandy, France. This invasion helped win the war because it provided the Allies with a beachhead in Europe and a place to start the liberation of Europe.

At the start of D-Day their was 166,000 soldiers and 155,000 were Allied, and 10,000 were Germans. At the end, the allies lost 12,000 men whilst the Germans lost around 7,500 men. So 166,000 - 19,500 = 146,500 men survived D-Day and 2,500 of them were Germans.

The Germans and their allies fought on one side. The Allied troops fought on the other side. French civilians were in the middle.

D-Day was when the Allies landed in force in France, to drive the German armies back.

For the first time in years the German troops had to fight a large well armed force.

It was important because the Allies were now in Europe in force.

On D-Day, Gen Patton was in Norfolk, England playing the part of leader of a fictitious US Army waiting to invade France at Calais. This was an extremely important deception as it it made the Germans keep thousands of soldiers in the Calais region, northeast of the actual Beaches. Patton came to the fore on 1st August when he was given command of the US 3rd Army and raced to surround the German 7th Army behind the invasion beaches.

Colonel Hobart (England) invented many vehicles that were used on D-Day. He invented amphibious tanks that could operate in water before landing on the beach ("Donald Duck", duplex drive tanks), he invented tanks that could fire flamethrowers, he invented tanks that could fire heavy mortars that could blast bunkers at point blank range, he invented tanks that could put down planks of wood that could give traction and support to tanks that ran on beach sandy ground so they would not sink in the sand. He invented tanks that could put down items so the tanks could get off the beach and get onto high ground. These tanks were called "Hobart's Funnies".

After D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Americans took German beach obstacles and fitted them to American M-4 Sherman tanks, called "Rhinos", and these pieces of metal ripped up the Bouchage hedge rows and enabled the Americans and others to break out of the Normandy Peninsula.

The Normandy Landings, also known as D-day, condemned Operation Neptune on Tuesday, June 6, 1944. The Normandy Campaign is known to have ended on June 30,1944.

The battles for Caen and Cherbourg were the next step.

Almost a million Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen took part in D-Day. Apart from the 170,000 actually landed there were over 10,000 ships taking part and over 14,000 air sorties in support.

Over 170,000 landed by sea, by parachute and by glider.

The 5 most suitable beaches in Normandy were selected and called Utah, Omaha, Gold,Sword and Juno. They were very carefully chosen for size, defences and type of sand/pebble. Most of it was excellent choice, except for drastically underestimating the protective German guns at Omaha.

The Allied forces were the winner of D-Day.

The Invasion of Normandy, also known as Normandy Landings (D-day), commenced on a Tuesday, June 6, 1944. There were 24,500 US paratroopers that landed at the battle scene of Normandy (500 of them being highly trained commandos). This mission started at 6:30 AM and was successful. The US casualties on this mission to this date was 6603 soldiers.

a free society was formed in Europe.

You must have soldiers on the ground confronting the enemy to win wars.

D-Day was the landing on France to engage Germany. Because of the successful landing, Germany had to split its forces between two fronts, the Russians to the East and the British and Americans on the West.

It depends on your opinion. Several thousands of men died that day but the overall task of the invasion was completed. I would say it's your opinion to choose.

The conflict was to capture and hold a large piece of France including significant coastal towns and ports.

Eisenhower sent the orders by radio..

General Frederick Morgan was the first planner of D-Day because he was Chief of Staff to Allied Command.

Gen. Eisenhower was the chief architect of D-Day.