Operation Overlord: The Invasion Of Normandy
During the bloodiest war in world history, the Allied forces decided to invade the beaches of Normandy, France in hopes of driving the Nazis out of the country. The battle codenamed Operation Overlord began on June 6, 1944; also known as “D-Day”.
Operation Neptune and the Day Before Before the Allied forces could get the chance to take Western Europe they first had to gain the naval high ground. Winston Churchill had said that the best way to regain France was by crossing the English Channel, so they did just that. The Allied Armada comprised of 325 warships which consisted of 101 destroyers, 6 battleships, 2 monitors, 22 cruisers, and 93 torpedo boats. Capturing the English Channel was the first step toward invading France. The original …show more content…
At 6:30 that morning he said the famous phrase “OK…...LET'S GO!” The allied forces started their advance on Normandy, France.
D-Day
On June 6, 1944 at 6:30 a.m. approximately 150,000 American, Canadian and British troops landed on the shores of Normandy. Met by immediate gunfire they pursued to liberate France and the rest of Western Europe. Wave after wave of troop carrying boats were sent out. The British and Canadians stormed the beaches codenamed Gold, Juno, and Sword and American forces at Utah. While they were met by light amounts of enemy forces the American soldiers at the beach called Omaha were rained on by heavy gunfire from the German opposition.
The fear of a counterattack by the Germans was always a threat when planning the invasion. So American and British soldiers went airborne. With paratroopers being able to dive behind enemy lines they were able to capture and guard bridges, railways and roads so the Germans couldn’t get reinforcements.
159,000 Allied soldiers successfully invaded Normandy, but with over 2,000 American casualties and more than 4,000 other Allied troops and thousands more wombed or MIA it’s known as one of the bloodiest days in WWII
Operation Neptune and the Day Before Before the Allied forces could get the chance to take Western Europe they first had to gain the naval high ground. Winston Churchill had said that the best way to regain France was by crossing the English Channel, so they did just that. The Allied Armada comprised of 325 warships which consisted of 101 destroyers, 6 battleships, 2 monitors, 22 cruisers, and 93 torpedo boats. Capturing the English Channel was the first step toward invading France. The original …show more content…
At 6:30 that morning he said the famous phrase “OK…...LET'S GO!” The allied forces started their advance on Normandy, France.
D-Day
On June 6, 1944 at 6:30 a.m. approximately 150,000 American, Canadian and British troops landed on the shores of Normandy. Met by immediate gunfire they pursued to liberate France and the rest of Western Europe. Wave after wave of troop carrying boats were sent out. The British and Canadians stormed the beaches codenamed Gold, Juno, and Sword and American forces at Utah. While they were met by light amounts of enemy forces the American soldiers at the beach called Omaha were rained on by heavy gunfire from the German opposition.
The fear of a counterattack by the Germans was always a threat when planning the invasion. So American and British soldiers went airborne. With paratroopers being able to dive behind enemy lines they were able to capture and guard bridges, railways and roads so the Germans couldn’t get reinforcements.
159,000 Allied soldiers successfully invaded Normandy, but with over 2,000 American casualties and more than 4,000 other Allied troops and thousands more wombed or MIA it’s known as one of the bloodiest days in WWII