D-Day
•Operation Overlord
•Allies open a second front in France against the Germans
•Land on five beaches named Utah and Omaha (American) Juno (Canadian) Sword and Gold (British and Polish)
•Rommel felt that whoever won the beaches that day would win the war
The 'D' in D-Day ironically stands for day...
Summary:
D-Day was the commencement of The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune. This was the Allied invasion of Normandy, in Operation Overlord, during World War II. It was assumed that the Allies were never going to lose the battle, considering their amount of people and weapons.
•Allies open a second front in France against the Germans
•Land on five beaches named Utah and Omaha (American) Juno (Canadian) Sword and Gold (British and Polish)
•Rommel felt that whoever won the beaches that day would win the war
The 'D' in D-Day ironically stands for day...
Summary:
D-Day was the commencement of The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune. This was the Allied invasion of Normandy, in Operation Overlord, during World War II. It was assumed that the Allies were never going to lose the battle, considering their amount of people and weapons.
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