Outcome of D-Day

The Allies invaded taking the Germans by surprise, but since the Germans had been preparing for the attack there were many defenses that that Allies had to fight though mines, machine gun bunkers, artillery ect. This cause heavy losses for the Allies but they were able to secure all five beaches (Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword) and defend from German counter attacks

What happened during the battle?

D-Day is the beginning of the British and Allied invasion of Western Europe, and which also marked the beginning of a victory in Europe. This planned invasion consisted of 1,200 ships, 10,000 planes, 4,126 landing crafts, 804 transport ships and more than 100  tanks. The invasion was suppose to be held on June, 5th, 1944 but was postponed due to poor weather conditions, once the weather cleared up (June, 6th, 1944) the allies had landed quite successfully in Normandy with forces of the R.A.F and the American Air Force. There was a month of heavy fighting before the town of Caen was secured/ taken and then the allies were then able to go to Berlin and secure Victory there. The attack had basically began when the allied planes and warships too over to German Positions along the coastline. Which was to damage defences to make it easier for the troops to get on to shore. Also, planes had dropped thousands of allied soldiers behind the German defences. Which made it easier for them to take control of roads and bridges that were quite important, that had made it much more difficult for the German Army to get more men towards areas that troops were landing. By the End of D-Day the allies had put around 156,000 troops on shore in Normandy.  The allied forces ended up with a victory at the end of D-Day.

There were 5 beaches that were attacked in Normandy taken over by;

Juno- Taken by Canadian troops.

Gold & Sword: Taken by British troops

Omaha & Utah Taken By American troops

To get a more of an understanding of D-day (Battle of Normandy) here are 4 youtube video’s to increase your knowledge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKWvAaSuyI&feature=related Part 1 of D-Day Battle of Normandy

http://youtu.be/uVMpWsOgxAk Part 2 of D-Day Battle of Normandy

http://youtu.be/Sxnp_nKcAgQ Part 3 of D-Day Battle of Normandy

http://youtu.be/WboZpTDDo5E Part 4 of D-Day Battle Of Normandy

Websites used to gather information:

“D-Day.” D-Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/world/d-day_/newsid_3754000/3754963.stm >.

“What happened on D-Day? – Yahoo! Answers.” Yahoo! Answers – Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. <http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090730090337AA9YFBw>

Effects of D-Day

D-day was the beginning of the end for germans especially Hitler.

D-Day forced the Germans to fight a two front war again just like World War 1, the Germans couldnt handle the war on both sides of them. June 26th, 1944 the allies captured the French port Cherbourg and then after that the Germans started to retreat. August 25th, 1944 was the day that Paris had liberated

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~kmmurray/The%20Longest%20Day/The%20Effects%20of%20D-Day.html

December 16th, 1944

“the Battle of the Bulge, the last German offensive on the Western Front, begins. Hitler orders a quarter of a million troops across Luxembourg to push back the Allied forces.” – ” -  Timeline: The War in Europe, After D-Day.” NPR

Canada’s Part in D- Day.

June 6th 1944.

The 3rd Canadian division landed on Juno beach. 14 thousand Canadians ready to battle in the Battle of Normandy. Canadians were a huge part of this battle, being the first ones to land and go the furthest into France. They went into the battle strong and continued strong overcoming stronger resistance then any of the other ”beachheads”, other then Omaha Beach. 50 % of Canadians were ingured in the first hour after landing.  ”Seven costly operations were mounted by the Canadians to fight a path to the pivotal city of Caen and then south towards Falaise, part of the Allied attempt to liberate Paris.” Canadian troops played a big role in the liberation of Paris. “Some feel that Canadian inexperience during the battle to close the Falaise Gap allowed German forces to escape destruction, but by the time the First Canadian Army linked up with U.S. forces, the destruction of the German Army in Normandy was nearly complete.” 340 Canadians lost their lives from this battle, along with 574 wounded or injurded. Through all this they were proud of there actions, and 3 Victorian crosses were earned by Canadians in Northwest Europe.

This is a real photo from the Canadian troops, at Juno Beach.This is a photo of Canadian troops watching over some German prisoners.

 

This is a photo of Canadian troops watching over the German prisoners.

 This is a link to a video showing the troops landing : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s4BPNuipTGU 

 

The events that led up to D-Day, June 6th, 1944

1941, March 27th  

“Britain and “The United States of America” both agree to plan out when “US” are going to enter the war, with an agreement that defeating Germany is their first priority. Then the “Atlantic Charter” was signed on August 9-12th by Prime Minister “Winston Churchill” and President “Roosevelt”. The Atlantic charter basically was to set the wartime principles and to show the strength of an “Anglo-American Alliance”.

1941, June 22nd  

“Operation Barbarossa” is intact; Germany finally attacks the Soviet Union.

1941, November 6th  

A “second front’ gets asked to be created by “Stalin” in Europe, so that the Russian forces that are battling the German army have less pressure put towards them.

1941, December 7th

Japan attacks Pearl Harbour because of the United States and also because the Japanese were a part of the Nazi Germany forces. This attack on the United States stated that Germany and Italy officially declare war on the US. As result of the attack the United States declare war on Japan then after Germany and Italy.

1942, January 26th  

The first parts of the US army arrive in Britain.

1942, April 9-14th  

The British and the US military commanders talk about the US forces in the United Kingdom for an invasion of the German occupied Europe. The forces code name of the event was “Bolero”.

1942, June 25-27th  

Churchill and Roosevelt agree to attack German Forces in North America first before they invade mainland Europe.

1942, July 1st  

The very first battle of “El Alamein” (North America) begins.

 1943 January 14-24th  

Churchill and Roosevelt meet to talk about the next steps of war. They end up deciding to attack Sicily and Italy so that the German Military Resources reduce.

1943, January 30th  

German forces are fighting at Stalingrad, Russia then surrenders this had to be the first major defeat of Hitler’s armies.

1943, Mid year

British code-breakers had broken codes sent by the German Military, the information that they got helped to counter the German U-boat threat to the Atlantic which helped allow more resources arrive into Britain. It also helped in getting information about German’s possible movements and abilities to come forth.

1943, September 3rd  

Mainland Italy is invaded.

1943, November 28th- December 1st 

The 1944 “Cross-Channel Invasion” is planned and discussed by Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin.

1943, December 4-6th  

Churchill and Roosevelt meet and decide that US General Eisenhower will command the allied forces for the invasion of Europe.

1944, March 31st 

March, 31st of 1944 marks the day of the US D-day beach landing exercise which was called “Operation Beaver” at Slapton Sands. It demonstrated the lack of coordination between units.

1944, April 15th 

More than 10,000 RAF and USAAF aircrafts begin their training to support the D-Day overlord landings. They had a plan that involved attacking road and rail targets all over Northern France and Belgium hoping to prevent German reinforcements reaching the coastal area’s once the invasion had finally begun.

1944, April 28th 

A convoy of landing craft training for the D-Day overload landings were attacked by German E-boats by Slapton Sands, Devon. Over 750 US army and navy were killed and about 300 were wounded.

1944, May 3rd-9th 

The final rehearsal (Operation Fabius) before the overlord landings was called a success and the invasion was given the thumbs up to go ahead.

1944, June 5th 

Was suppose to be the D-Day overload but was postponed a full 24 hours because of poor weather conditions.

1944, June 6th. 

June, 6th, 1944 the official day of D-Day. American, British and Canadian forces invaded the beaches of Normandy against the Nazis.

Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/launch_ani_d_day.shtml to watch an animated D-Day landing examples.

    

Website used to gather information:

“Steps that led to D-Day.” D-Day steps. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. < www.britishlegion.org.uk/media/152320/d-day_steps.pdf>.