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D-Day

D-Day. By: Trevor Bowie & Evan Hubbard. Outline. What is D-Day? Facts About the Invasion Who Participated? Locations of Attack Canada’s Roles Why was D-Day significant? Video Sources. What is D-Day?. “The Normandy Invasion” D-Day is a day when an attack or operation is begun

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D-Day

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  1. D-Day By: Trevor Bowie & Evan Hubbard

  2. Outline • What is D-Day? • Facts About the Invasion • Who Participated? • Locations of Attack • Canada’s Roles • Why was D-Day significant? • Video • Sources

  3. What is D-Day? • “The Normandy Invasion” • D-Day is a day when an attack or operation is begun • The day before D-Day was known as D-1 (The day after D+1) • The most well known D-Day is the Normandy Invasion.

  4. Facts About the Normandy Invasion • June 6 1944 • Allies invaded Normandy in WW2 • Operation Overlord • Take back control of Europe

  5. About the Invasion • The invasion began with an airborne assault and naval bombardments shortly after midnight • Early that morning they had troops land by using ships • Germany was very deceived by Operation Bodyguard

  6. Who Participated? • Allied forces versus Germany • Mostly Canada, Britain, and the United States • Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Poland also helped the cause later on

  7. Locations of Attacks • America had beaches Omaha and Utah • Britain had beaches Gold and Sword • Canada had beach Juno

  8. Canada's Role • The 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach. • 3 000 troops on the first wave • 14 000 troops overall • 340 Canadian died and another 574 were wounded

  9. Why D-Day was Significant? • “Beginning of the end” • Turning Point • Devastating blow against the Axis forces

  10. D-Day 6/6/44 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4p7UQOtU

  11. Sources • http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/d-day/d-day-and-the-battle-of-normandy-your-questions-answered • http://www.nationalww2museum.org/media/press-releases/d-day-fact-sheet.html • http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/03/world/europe/d-day-fast-facts/ • http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/d-day-65/history-of-d-day/facts-and-figures-of-d-day • http://members.shaw.ca/junobeach/

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