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D-Day
History of the Allied landing on Normandy on 6 June 1944 and the following campaign to take Cherbourg and break out of the beach head.
3,775 Questions
Who was the commander of the d-day invasion in World War 2?
The overall command was under General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (SCAEF), with the ground forces commanded by British General Bernard Montgomery.
What are the 5 departments of Normandy?
the Normandy landing sites
British/Canadian/Austrailian:
Sword Beach
Juno Beach
Gold Beach
US:
Omaha Beach/Pointe du Hoc
Utah Beach/Vierville
How many D-Day beaches were they?
There were five D-Day beaches.
The U.S. invaded Omaha and Utah, the British on Sword and Gold, and Canadians took Juno Beach.
Does the d in d-day stand for dooms?
The "D" in D-Day has no meaning at all. D-Day is and Army term for a military opperation date. The "H" in H-Hour also has no meaning. They were randomly selected.
What may have happened in world war 2 if D Day had not taken place?
Nazi Germany would have had a great place to start invading Britain, by going across the channel. The war may have went on longer if we hadnt made such a blow against Germany at Normandy.
Presuming that the cross-channel invasion of Normandy did not occur, the forces built up for that effort would have gone to one of four likely places:
- Reinforce the landings and fighting in Italy
- Strengthen Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in southern France in August 1944.
- Equipment would have been shipped to the Soviet Union, to further increase the major Soviet Summer Offensive of 1944.
- Men (and some material) would have been shipped back over to the Pacific Theater, likely to speed the invasion of the Philippines.
The primary consequence of a failure of D-Day (whether it happened and failed, or simply couldn't be initiated at all) is that the Western Allies would almost certainly have been bogged down in South-Central France and Northern Italy when the Soviet Red Army crushed the remains of the German Eastern Armies in central Germany, likely in mid-1945. As a consequence, most of Europe would have been liberated by Communist forces, and thus, there is a very high likelihood that most of continental Europe would have fallen under direct Communist influence and have had a Communist government. That is, there would have been a United Communist Germany, and a Communist Denmark, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, and possibly even France and Norway.
How many Americans were sent to storm the beaches on d-day?
There were about 150,000 men in D-Day, but only about 130,000 men actually stormed the beaches.
Captain Dan Gallery's group encountered u-boat U505 off the coast of Africa, and following disabling it from diving, took control of it. It was the first ship captured in battle on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812.
What is the inscription on the rotunda at the Normandy American cemetaery?
"This embattled shore, portal of freedom, is forever hallowed by the ideals, the valor and the sacrifices of our fellow countrymen."
see: http://www.dday0606.org/abmdoc-booklet-orig-enhanced.pdf
What is the average age men die at?
about 80 years of age. Seems quite young but you've got to take into account how many people die under the age of 1 in Africa.
What was the name given to American forces that landed in France in 1917?
Expeditionary forces.
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The battle fought at the Allied offensive line in which the US 101st Airborne was strongest was the?
battle of bulge
Which countries fought at sword beach?
The Germans defended Sword Beach. Three British Brigades and a Commando Regiment attacked them.
How many allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day?
An estimated 156,000 allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day in 1945.
How many miles between Cherbourg to Normandy France?
