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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.
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What was D-Day in World War 2?
D-Day is the famous term for the return to Western Europe by Allied armies, who made massive amphibious landings on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
Allied forces made an amphibious assault on 5 beaches of German occupied northern France: Utah, Omaha, Sword, Juno, and Gold. The German occupation forces, plagued by misinformation and tactical errors, were pushed back through France and the Low Countries during the following 11 months. Combined with the demands of the Eastern Front, the new theater overtaxed the ability of the German armies.
While a common military term (such as H-Hour) to denote the start of an operation, the term rapidly became synonymous with the momentous Normandy landings.
What happend in the D-Day war?
D-DAY War?
If I'm correct D-DAY was a Battle in World War II where The Americans, the British and a few other nations Stormed the beaches of Normandy in France. It happened on June 6th, 1944.
Why was d-day important in World War 2?
Allied Powers only did it to surprise the western part of Europe, and the Axis Powers.
Who was the ruler of the United States during World War 2?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When he died in April 1945, shortly before the defeat of Nazi Germany, he was succeeded by the Vice President, Harry S Truman.
Why was Normandy invaded on D-Day?
The allied forces were working to move the German forces from the coast through France back to Germany. Answer #2Italy was also chosen as the second front: When Hitler attacked Russia in 1941, Britain and the Soviet Union automatically became allies since they shared common enemies. Within months, Stalin was pleading for Britain, and then America when it entered the war, to open up another front to relieve the pressure off his troops, who were fighting 2/3 of the German army. Stalin was eager and impatient for his allies to set up a second front because he wasn't confident that they would continue to fight with/for communists rather than surrender and save the lives of their men. Stalin knew that if his allies did give up, that his Red Army wouldn't be able to handle Hitler alone. In January of 1943, Britain and America met in Casablanca to discuss their alliance. There they agreed to start strategical bombing tactics, where they would bomb major German cities to weaken German industry; and, on an unconditional surrender, where the Allies would fight until they had complete military victory. Then, in November of that year, they met again in Teheran, only this time including Russia. Here they decided that USA and Britain would open up a second front, Russia would get land from Poland and declare war on Japan 90 days after the defeat of Germany. Britain and America began to make plans on opening up a second Front, though Roosevelt and Churchill ran into a disagreement. Churchill thought that they should attack through Italy, the 'soft underbelly' of Europe. He believed that Italy was weak, and that Germany would quickly move many of their troops to defend their allies. However, military reasons weren't his only motives for attacking Italy: he felt that Britain and America could charge up through Italy, and reach the Balkans before Stalin could, saving more countries from the Soviets. Roosevelt on the other hand, wanted to take a more direct approach, and go for the neck rather than the belly, and attack France. He felt that more ally lives would be saved since there was less land to cover and that Hitler would be more likely to withdraw mass amounts of troops from Russia to the west, since France was much closer to the Nazi heartland than Italy was. But the ill President had little power for arguing, Britain and USA attacked Italy. Churchill's theory soon proved false, as it took a month alone to conquer Sicily. Hitler did move some troops to aid his ally, but not enough to make a large difference for the Russians. Eventually Churchill agreed to attack through France, and the allies spent several months training and preparing for and invasion of Normandy, which turned out to be the right move.
What were Canada's contribution during the D-Day in World War 2?
The Canadians at Juno Beach were the only Force on D-Day to reach their objective despite about 50 percent casualties in the first wave of the attack.
Who won the Normandy Invasion?
Everybody lost. There were so many deaths on both sides. War is horrible, but failure to resist an oppressor is worse. The Allied forces took the Normandy beaches, built a stronghold and were able to march across Europe, destroying the Nazi war machine. Technically, the Allies won the battle of Normandy, but don't tell that to the families of the fallen.
Where is the D-Day location at during World War 2?
The beaches of the French coast of Normandy were the planned arrival destinations of the Allied Forces on D-Day.
See the map at the related Wikipedia link listed below:
the day when the allies invaded Normandy France and other beaches in France on June 6th 1944
What were beaches that were involved in D-Day?
The beachs were codenamed. The Americans landed on Omaha and Utah, the British on Gold and Sword and the Canadians landed on Juno.
What did the atomic bomb do in World War 2?
While Allied military leaders planned for invasion, scientists offered another way to end the war. Since the early 1900s, scientists had understood that matter, made up of atoms, could be converted into pure energy. In military terms, this meant that, by splitting the atom, scientists could create an explosion far more powerful than any yet known. During the war, Allied scientists, some of them German and Italian refugees, raced to harness the atom. In July 1945, they successfully tested the first atomic bomb at Alamogordo, New Mexico. News of this test was brought to the new American President, Harry Truman. Truman realized that the atomic bomb was a terrible new force for destruction. Still, after consulting with his advisers, he decides to use the new weapon against Japan. Truman warned the Japanese that if they did not surrender, they would face "a rain of ruin from the air the like of which has nerver been seen on this Earth." When the Japanese ignored the deadline, the United States took action. On August 6, 1945 an American plane dropped an atomic bomb, "little boy", on Hiroshima and killed between 80-100 thousand people. Japan still refuses to surrender, so 3 days later, August 9, another American plane dropped "Fat Man" on Nagasaki that killed between 60-75 thousand people. Then on August 14, 1945 Japan surrenders.
yes, it was during that war that the two nuclear bombs were dropped over Japan.
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What does casualty status FOD mean for World War 2?
FOD
Finding of Death It is a legal "Finding of Death"
Larry
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"Foreign Object Damage" as the status given in the case of my pilot uncle's death in the downing of his plane by enemy fire during World War II. It can be any number of objects inside or outside an aircraft during war or peace time which cause damage: loose objects in the cockpit; birds, etc. outside the craft.
Nana Linda
Finding of Death, in the absence of a recovered body, soldiers that were determined to be dead under Public Law 490. Made in cases, after at least one year from time of disappearance, when there was either conclusive proof that the person is dead or equally overwhelming evidence that the person could not have remained alive.
How many people survived in WW2?
All of the people that were involved and lived through it, -it's impossible to give numbers.
Canada was fighting along side the Allied Forces with Britain, France, The U.S. and Poland. Very sad times for the whole world. The Canadians were assigned to take Juno Beach, an eight-kilometre stretch that included the fortified coastal towns of St. Aubin, Bernieres-sur Mer, Courselles-sur Mer and Graye-sur Mer (east to west). The Canadian 3rd Division, commanded by Major-General Rod Keller, would attack "two brigades up†with the 8th Brigade – comprised of the North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, the Regiment de la Chaudriere and the duplex-drive, or “swimming†tanks of the Fort Garry Horse (10th Canadian Armoured Regiment) – landing on the left from St. Aubin to Bernieres. The 7th Brigade – comprised of the Regina Rifles, the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, the Canadian Scottish Regiment and DD tanks of the 1st Hussars (6th Canadian Armoured Regiment) - would land between Bernieres and Graye. The 9th Brigade – comprised of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and tanks of the Sherbrook Fusiliers (27th Canadian Armoured Regiment) - would be in Division reserve, and would ultimately follow the 8th Brigade ashore. In addition the self-propelled .105 mm artillery guns of the 12th, 13th, 14th and 19th Canadian Field Regiments would take part in the assault, providing off-shore fire support on the run into the beaches, and then setting up ashore as soon as the infantry units had established a beachhead. Along with the Canadians, elements of the British 76th Armoured Division, with tanks specially designed to tackle the beach defenses, would land in support. As well, combat teams from the British Royal Marine 48th and 46th Commandos would also land on the far eastern end of Juno to provide a link between the Canadians and the 3rd British Division landing further east on Sword Beach. Copied from Link: http://canada-at-war.suite101.com/article.cfm/canadian_3rd_division_on_dday Other Links:
http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-rod-nor-e.htm Canada was where it always was----just north of US.
The 101st Airborne Division did wear a 48 star US Flag on the right sleeve of their Jump Jacket for the Normandy Invasion.
D-Day took place on the beaches and fields of northern Normandy in France. This area was chosen as it is about 200 km south of where the German generals expected the invasion.
What did Germany do to defend Omaha Beach on D-Day?
After the Germans had successfully invaded and occupied France, they set about fortifying the coastline along the English channel, especially the area of the coast where they thought an Allied forces invasion might take place. That area is called Normandy.
The first projects involved basic beach defenses, with machine gun and mortar positions being dug in to the over looking hills and cliffs. Larger and much better protected concrete bunkers and heavy caliber gun sites were built later.
Each position was sited to give maximum inter-locking fire patterns, so that each position could support those around it. The positions were also laid out in staggered lines that were from 500 to 3000 yards deep. Anti tank ditches were dug that were so wide and deep that it was impossible for armored vehicles to cross them. Hundreds of thousands of buried explosive mines were set out in front of the main defense lines, to blow up either individual soldiers or vehicles.
Large caliber guns, capable of firing as much as 12 - 15 miles / 20 - 25 Km out to sea, were designed to attack and sink the ships that would be used in a invasion from the water. These were implaced in reinforced concrete bunkers with walls up to ten feet thick. Such gun sites could only be destroyed by direct gun fire from off shore naval vessels , firing at point blank range. Or by placing explosive charges directly in the gun ports, but daring, attacking soldiers who had come ashore from the landing craft.
The above fortifications were built by the Germans over a 4 year period, and they had the time and the expertise to design a really complicated set of defenses. The Allies also had the time to figure out how to defeat the defenses and how to get through them. It was through a combination of specialized armored vehicles, new tactics of combined arms fighting, and the use of mass parachute landings, behind the defensive lines, that turned the battle for the winning cause.
I notice that you asked about "Omaha" beach only. Please remember that on June 6th, 1944 the landing operations were carried out by three armies, only one of which was American. The USA was a part of a "team" of nations that worked together, to eventually defeat the Nazis. The other nations were the United Kingdom, and Canada. Each has it's own series of beaches to attack, all code named differently. Omaha was one of many beaches in the D-Day operation.
What were some of the major events that occurred during D-Day?
Well, some of the major events that occured on D-Day were The Paratroopers landing, The ships come in, Troops advance, Etc. I will give some of the hours on which some things Occured. 1. at 0530 hours the Allies bombed the Beaches and the First ground troops landed on Utah Beach. 2. at 0630 hours H-HOUR began on Utah and Omaha beaches. 3. 0730-0745 hours the Troops advanced. over 20,000 men were para-dropped. Many of the troops had to dodge bullets. This was a great and bloody day. Luckely, the Allies won. and from our point in History we can see how ,if anything went wrong, it would be like for us. I hope this Was Helpful.
What contributions did minorities and women make in World War 2?
The Native Americans Were Able To Keep The Japanese From Finding Information That We Were Calling In By Speaking In Their Native Tounge. The Women Worked The Factories To Supply Planes, Bullets, Also The Atomic Bomb. And We Were Able To Bomb Berlin Thanks To The Blacks That Flew Escort Aircraft For Our Bombers. READ TUSKEGEE AIRMEN !!!!!!!!
adding more information: Women, besided being placed in more skilled jobs than they were used to in non-war times (and even World War I where they participated as typists, secretaries and even overseas functions like nurses): as mechanics, engeneers, reseachers, eletricians. In 1942 the Women's Army Corps was created, and women were sent overseas to combatant fields (though they would not be involved in direct fighting, they served in functions like being pilots). The Navy and Costal Guard also had all-women troops, as did the British Army. In 1940 the Select Service Act was passed and African-americas could enlist in all branches of the armed forces, composing finally 11% of the manpower, regardless of the discrimination that still was directed to them. Thousands of Hispanics also fought on the war, Mexican and Puerto Ricans mainly. At least 33,000 Japanese-americans participated in the war, too. They had the most decorated unit in US history, when after 1943 they won the right to enlist (discrimination as a result of the Pearl Harbor offence kept them from being able to volunteer before).
What were three major battles of World War 2?
Everyone will have a different answer to this question but in my opinion, all three of the most important battles were in the European arena.
First would be the German thrust into Belgium April 1940 that destroyed the best of the French and British armies. This enabled Germany to quickly destroy the rest of the French army and occupy that nation. The political and geographical advantages thus gained enabled Germany to fight effectively for many years. Just one example: the oil supplies captured alone, were about a two year supply for the Germans.
Second would be the Autumn 1941 battle for Moscow. Had Germany had taken that city earlier, there is little doubt in my mind that the Soviet system would have been hobbled tremendously and unable to carry out successful military operations against the Germans. Yes, fighting would have continued on the eastern front, possibly for years, but the advantage would have been with the German forces and the Russians would have been scrambling just to maintain a coherent fighting force and effective government.
Third would be Normandy, D Day, June 1944. While Germany had already lost the war by that time, this battle ensured that Western culture would dominate Europe for a few more decades, rather than be debased by Russian/Asiatic invaders. Had the Germans repelled the Allies in France, Germany collapses anyway within a year or so, to be occupied almost entirely by Soviet forces. This would have put the Soviets even further west than they were allowed in 1945, possibly with dire consequences for liberty and representative democracy in Italy, France and even Britain.
All wrong trust me the biggest one was on pearl harbor those Japanese idiots thought bombing us would stop us.
What was the name of the beach where the Americans landed in World War 2?
Omaha Beach was the Allied codename for one of the principal landing points during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. The beach is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long, from Sainte-Honorine-des-Pertes to Vierville-sur-Mer. The untested 29th Infantry Division, joined by 8 companies of Rangers redirected from Pointe du Hoc, were to land on the west side of the beach. The 1st Infantry Division was given the eastern approach. This was their third amphibious assault of the war, after Africa and Sicily. The principal objective of the Omaha Beach landing was to secure the line between Port-en-Bessin and the Vire River, before pushing south towards Saint-L�.
Omaha and Utah North Africa landings: Green Beach at Kabash, Blue & Yellow beach at Fedela(to attack Casablanca) Gela & Licata at Sicily Salerno beach Anzio Beach Southern France Then there are the Pacific islands. == ==
