D-Day

Al-Amein, Egypt. British (Allied) forces engaged the Germans in one of the biggest tank battles in history. Mixed results were achieved but, ultimately, Rommel's German forces retreated. This set up for the next allied offensive in Italy, 1943.

not overly effective.............

There were 5 different beaches that were attacked sepately. Some managed to break through very soon after landing the beach was right next to a town. The American beach took 5 or 6 hours to break out.

British, Canadian, and American forces

Not really, no direct help anyway. The airborne troops were dropped several miles inland from the beach. One might contend that confusion and alarm among the Germans caused by the airborne landings prevented the Germans from concentrating exclusively on the beaches, and maybe that this prevented reinforcements from being sent to the beaches. This is really only speculation. The Germans had no plans to send reinforcements in the event of a landing.

The airborne provided more direct assistance at Utah Beach. Not to the extent that they were attacking beach defenders from behind while the landing was going on, more in the nature of helping secure exits from the beach inland, so the beachhead could be enlarged. The mission of the airborne was to secure the flanks of the invasion area to slow German reinforcements from nearby areas, and to secure river crossing sites.

due to errors many airborne troops missed their drop areas and were scattered over a large area. however, so many alllied paratroopers appeared at many different places causing the Germans to believe a larger force of airborne troops had been dropped............

a foot hold in Europe to defeat the Germans and Italians

Cherbourg

they went ashore at Normandy with british forces

The code name for the D-Day operation is Operation Overlord.

During World War II, the "D-Day" battle was fundamentally an "amphibious assault" battle. While aircraft, airborne troops, fifth-column sabotage, and naval forces were also involved, the primary nature of the contest involved infantry landing upon a beach and fighting to wrest control of both the beach and the immediately adjacent land-areas from dug-in defenders.

D Day was 6 June 1944.

During World War II, "Operation Overlord" was the amphibious assault by Allied troops upon the beaches of Normandy in northern France. Taking place in June 1944, this successful operation had numerous positive outcomes, foremost of which was the final destruction of Germany's military power and a victorious conclusion to the war for the Allies.
France was liberated from Nazi rule.

department of public works and highways

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and sword

6 June 1944

we celebrate D-Day by remembrance day and its anniversaries

I believe an officer of the 101st airborne took that credit, but don't recall his name

During World War II, the initial execution of Operation Overlord should be considered a general success on all counts, with beach-heads established at all points of the invasion and various inland positions secured by the end of the first day. Its immediate aftermath may be termed a partial success, as the beach-head was expanded and secured, additional troops were landed, and all attempts by German forces to throw the invasion back were thwarted -- yet, none of the decisive inland objectives were achieved, thereby leading to a general stalemate between the opposing forces until weeks later.

D-Day was one of the most critical offensives of World War Two. The result of the invasion was the critical opening of a new front in the war against Nazi Germany. Because of D-Day, German forces were forced to fight a three front war (the other two being in Eastern Europe against the USSR and in Italy against the USA, Britain, and other allies). D-Day led to a relatively unhindered advance until the unsuccessful allied offensive Operation Market Garden.

It means "queen of heaven".

It comes from the Latin "Juno", who was the consort of the Roman Jupiter. Juno was the goddess of marriage and the sky.

probably over 150,000

D day also known as the Normandy Invasion initial assault was on June 6 1944