HISTORY INFO

World war 2

D-day: The invasion of Normandy

on June 6th, 1944, Britain, Canada, France and America planned and carried out an attack on the German forces on the coast of Normandy, France, The Allies gained a victory, with an enourmous force of 150,000 soldiers, gaining them a victory. This became the "turning point" in Europe for WW2.

The attack took place due to the invasion of France by Germany, whom wanted to take over the rest of europe also. The expanding German forces however were slowed down due to the USA and Britain. This then Allowed them to turn on the offensive.

In preperation for the invasion, troops and equipment was amassed by the allies. Airstrikes and bombings were also increased on German territiories in attemps to wear out their parts of their empire. Around 1,000 bombs were hitting german targets daily, with railroads, bridges, airfields and other strategic places being bombed to hinder the German Army

With the dynamic increase in daily attacks on Germanys end, the sensed that an invasion was coming. It was easily noticable with all the forces that were gathering in Britain as well as the additional air strikes. However one problem Germany faced was that they were unaware and unsure of where the Allies were essentially going to strike and attack. The allies took this to their advantage and planned to confuse and mislead the Germans by making them believe that the Allies were going to hit the north of Normandy, at Pas de Calais.

With the dynamic increase in daily attacks on Germanys end, the sensed that an invasion was coming. It was easily noticable with all the forces that were gathering in Britain as well as the additional air strikes. However one problem Germany faced was that they were unaware and unsure of where the Allies were essentially going to strike and attack. The allies took this to their advantage and planned to confuse and mislead the Germans by making them believe that the Allies were going to hit the north of Normandy, at Pas de Calais.

When planning the D-day invasion, no one took into account the weather, which is why it took may by suprise when it was almost cancelled due to the bad weather, but it was carried out when Genral Eisenhower finally agreed to attack despite the overcast skies. Despite the weather having a slight affect on the Allies ability when attacking, it did however lead the Germans into thinking there wasnt going to be an attack at all, which greatly benefitted the Allies as it ensured that Germany were less prepared for an attack

The first attack began with the parapooters (men who jumped out of planes with parachutes), who landed behind enemy lines. They destroyed key targets and captured bridges. Thousands of dummies were also dropped to confuse the enemy. Then thousands of bombs dropped bombs, followed y warships bombing beaches from the water. Meanwhile, french resistances sabotaged the germans by cutting telephone lines and destroying railines. Soon, over 6,000 ships carrying troops, weapons and tanks approached beaches of Normandy. By the end of D-day, over 150,000 troops had landed in Normandy. They pushed their way inland, allowing more troops to push Germany out of France.