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D-Day

Lucas and T yler . D-Day. Importance of D-Day. The success of D-Day allowed the allied forces to build a harbour on the coast of Normandy France

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D-Day

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  1. Lucas and Tyler D-Day

  2. Importance of D-Day • The success of D-Day allowed the allied forces to build a harbour on the coast of Normandy France • This harbour allowed the allies to install a pipeline that ran fuel across the channel and allowed them to unload more troops ,vehicles and ammunition • Following D-day France began to take over their territory and this opened up opportunity for an invasion of Germany from the eastern side

  3. Allied Key Figures • Dwight D Eisenhower (President at the time) was heavily relied on for the planning of the Normandy Landings. • Other key men involved in the D-Day operation were Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley and Miles Dempsey

  4. Allied key figures Dwight D, Eisenhower Miles Dempsey Bernard Montgomery Omar Bradley

  5. German Key Figures • Gerd Von Rundstedt was a German field marshall during WWII • He predicted an attack along the French coastline but was unsure as to the exact location • Other key figures included Erwin Rommel, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, and Friedrich Dollman, Adolf Hitler • All military actions must be approved by Hitler, but he did not believe an allied attack of such force would occur on the Normandy coast

  6. German Key figures Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg Fredrich Dollmann Adolf Hitler Erwin Rommel Gerd Von Rundstedt

  7. Course of Action (Allies) • The Normandy Landings were designed to be a surprise to the Germans by convincing them they where bombing and invading one area but really attacking the other, leaving Germany over protected in places the allies didn’t even attack. • Operation Neptune was the name given to this operation, the plan was to storm 5 different beaches along the coast nicknamed Sword, Gold, Juno, Omaha and Utah • Over 5000 ships were used to unload solders, ammunition, tanks and other vehicles • On June 6 1944, 160,000 troops stormed the 5 beaches following an airborne assault and the battle had begun

  8. Course of action (Germany) • The Germans predicted an attack along the coastline of France but were wrong on determining where the attack would be which lead them to be not prepared for the overwhelming force of the allies • They were only 10,000 men in strength • The Germans were also thrown off by the allies various deceptive techniques, the Germans lost this battle but took out many Allies in the effort

  9. Outcome of D-Day • Both Germany and the allied forces lost many men but the allies took over Normandy and D-Day was a success The Americans suffered 4696 casualties The British suffered 2543 casualties The Canadians suffered 1204 casualties The Germans suffered 4000-9000 casualties

  10. Maps and photos

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