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D-Day

D-Day. Operation Overlord Allied Invasion of France (Normandy) June 6, 1944 3,000 landing ships 500 Warships 822 Air drop ships and gliders 13,000 aircraft(fighters and bombers) 120,000 Allied soldiers. 3 Phases. Paratroopers= Fly in first to take bridges, escape routes, etc.

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D-Day

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  1. D-Day • Operation Overlord • Allied Invasion of France (Normandy) • June 6, 1944 • 3,000 landing ships • 500 Warships • 822 Air drop ships and gliders • 13,000 aircraft(fighters and bombers) • 120,000 Allied soldiers

  2. 3Phases • Paratroopers= Fly in first to take bridges, escape routes, etc. • Airplanes= Destroy German defenses, create craters for shelter on the beaches • Soldiers= Ships bringing soldiers to take control of territory

  3. Omaha Beach • 43,250 American Soldiers • 3,000 Casualties • Soldiers landed in 3 waves of attack • Most casualties in the 1st wave

  4. Effects of D-Day • Allies sweep across western Europe to be joined by the Soviets • 5,000 Allied casualties • Many Historians consider the invasion as the greatest military achievement of the 20th Century

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