The Battle of The Battle of NormandyNormandy

a.k.a. D-Daya.k.a. D-Day

When it all happenedWhen it all happened

Began June 6Began June 6thth, 1944, 1944 Operation Neptune ended on June Operation Neptune ended on June

3030thth

Operation Overlord ended on August Operation Overlord ended on August 1919thth

Where it all beganWhere it all began

Normandy Beach, FranceNormandy Beach, France

The AlliesThe Allies Twelve nations fought on the allied sideTwelve nations fought on the allied side AustraliaAustralia CanadaCanada BelgiumBelgium FranceFrance Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia GreeceGreece New Zealand New Zealand The Netherlands The Netherlands NorwayNorway PolandPoland The United KingdomThe United Kingdom The United States The United States

Operation OverlordOperation Overlord

Code name for the invasion of Code name for the invasion of NormandyNormandy

Technically began before the actual Technically began before the actual invasioninvasion

Some 13,000 bombs were dropped to Some 13,000 bombs were dropped to demolition transportation linksdemolition transportation links

Men went ahead and destroyed Men went ahead and destroyed almost any way of transportation almost any way of transportation throughout citiesthroughout cities

Operation NeptuneOperation Neptune

Code name for assault phase of NormandyCode name for assault phase of Normandy Key-to establish a secure footholdKey-to establish a secure foothold Actual D-DayActual D-Day When Allies attacked Normandy to gain When Allies attacked Normandy to gain

control of it. control of it. Saving Private Ryan movie based on this Saving Private Ryan movie based on this

operationoperation Known in the military as the initial naval Known in the military as the initial naval

assault assault

D-DayD-Day

Does not mean Deliverance Day, Does not mean Deliverance Day, Doom Day, or Debarkation Day.Doom Day, or Debarkation Day.

It refers to the D in Day It refers to the D in Day D+1 means the day after the D+1 means the day after the

invasioninvasion D-1 means the day beforeD-1 means the day before

Who was in chargeWho was in charge

Dwight D. Eisenhower led the charge Dwight D. Eisenhower led the charge for Allies for Allies

He had the task of moving across 100 He had the task of moving across 100 miles of seamiles of sea

His job to lead the way in attacking the His job to lead the way in attacking the coast line coast line

Erwin Rommel was the German Erwin Rommel was the German commander- considered one of the most commander- considered one of the most brilliant generals to ever walk the earthbrilliant generals to ever walk the earth

What happenedWhat happened

5,000 vessels boated across the 5,000 vessels boated across the dangerous English channel dangerous English channel

4,000 smaller landing craft4,000 smaller landing craft 11,000 aircraft craft to cart supplies 11,000 aircraft craft to cart supplies

and bombsand bombs All from the AlliesAll from the Allies There were many bombingsThere were many bombings Some 209,000 allied men died Some 209,000 allied men died

When it endedWhen it ended

After Operation Neptune when Allies After Operation Neptune when Allies secured the beach head we moved to secured the beach head we moved to secure past the River of Seinesecure past the River of Seine

We were successfulWe were successful Troops made it across the River of Troops made it across the River of

Seine on August 19, 1944Seine on August 19, 1944 ALLIES WONALLIES WON

Why so importantWhy so important

Crucial for Western AlliesCrucial for Western Allies Needed to bring the war to the Needed to bring the war to the

western border of Germanywestern border of Germany If Normandy didn’t happen, If Normandy didn’t happen,

complete possession of Northern complete possession of Northern and Western Europe could have and Western Europe could have been taken by soviet forcesbeen taken by soviet forces