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The Normandie Landings
I60 Fench
Commandoes
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June 6, 1944 ( D-Day, ) the American forces landed 23,250 on Utah Beach,
34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British sector the
British and sent 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach and 7,900
British and Canadian airborne troops. Canadian troops numbered 28,845 on
Sword Beach. !77 Free French Soldiers were with the invadors.
On D-Day, Allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties, and 127 were lost.
In the airborne landings on both flanks of the beaches, 2,395 aircraft and 867
gliders of the RAF and USAAF were used on D-Day.
Operation Neptune involved huge naval forces, including 6,939 vessels: 1,213
naval combat ships, 4,126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft
and 864 merchant vessels. Some 195,700 personnel were assigned to
Operation Neptune: 52,889 US, 112,824 British, and 4,988 from other Allied
countries.
By the end of 11 June day 5, 326,547 troops, 54,186 vehicles and 104,428
tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches.
These beaches, however, were heavily fortified by Nazis. Thousands of troops
were slaughtered on the beaches, with more than 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or
wounded but the Allies ultimately overwhelmed the Nazis and advanced into
France.
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6 June 7 June 12 June 27 June 25 Jult
Territories Liberated by Allies
Landing Zones Infantry Divisions Paratroopers Div
Artificial Ports ( Mulberry)
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The Third Reich built the Atlantic Wall.
These fortifications extending from
the Spanish-French border to
northern Norway.
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The landing is preceded by a large gathering
of troops, weapons and ships in England.
Music Starts
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camouflaged vehicles
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American Dodge Ambulances
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Convoy passing through Liverpool U.K.
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Stock of Fuel
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Boarding
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Bombardment of Pointe du Hoc
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American Paratroopers
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Time to jump at
midnight
behand enemy
lines prior to
beach landings
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Release
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American
Paratrooper
24,000
American
Paratroopers
preceded the
invasion,
jumping
behind enemy
lines.
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A Glider landed in a pasture
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A U.S.
Landing Ship
Crossing the
Channel
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DUKW amphibious vehicles
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British Troops Landing
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U.S. Storming Omaha Beach
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Juno British
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Sword Beach
Canadian Forces
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U.S. Forces Utah Beach
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Gold Beach
British Forces
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Omaha Beach
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U.S. Second Wave
reinforcements
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The assault began before the
main landing to knock out
German Guns at the top of the
Cliff. Two U.S. Navy Destroyers
gave support, Rockets were
fired to get ropes atop the cliffs.
The rangers destroyed the guns
that had been moved inward.
Determined to hold the vital
ground, yet isolated from other
Allied forces and out numbered
the Rangers fended off several
counterattacks from the
German 916 th regiment until
units of the American 29th
Infantry Division's broke
through from Omaha Beach on
June 7
U.S. Rangers
climbing the 100 ft
cliffs at Pointe De
Hoc
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U. S. Rangers - La Pointe du Hoc
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Captured
Nazi’s
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Utah Beach
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Mulberry A
Two artificial harbors were created: .
Mulberry A: St Laurent sur Mer .
Mulberry B at Arromanches
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Mulberry A was destroyed by the storm of June 19 to 21
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Arromanches : Mulberry B
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Phoenix caissons:
Breakwater concrete towed
then filled with water and sunk.
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Effectiveness of dams
built to provide a safe
harbor
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Floating "Löbnitz" dock
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Floating bridge "Whale"
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Reinforcements arriving
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Trucks and Supplies
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Now the Tanks
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Beach area secured now
the advance inward.
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Anti-air balloons
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The greatest landing in history
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U.S. soldiers
examining German
mini-tank guided
"Goliath", loaded
with explosives.
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The Wounded
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Field Hospital
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Navy Personnel
Repatriation
of wounded
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It was hell!
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Western allies (blue),
Soviet & allies (red)
Axis (black)
May 1945
September
1945
May - 1942
Europe – Africa - Asia
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End
Editied by
Jack Cross
They gave all for these
freedoms, will the present
generations guard and protect
what they fought and died for
Or will western nations open
the flood gates to immigrants
Who don’t care or understand
the culture and sacrifices of
the nations that welcomed
them
Pictures – Internet
Music: “You Raise me Up”
Josh Gorbain