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Commanded by Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the Allied forces
decided to invade Normandy,
since their only other option,
Pas De Calais, was highly
secured.
Just after midnight on June 6th,
23,500 American and British
paratroopers landed on the
behind German lines. 1,200
transport planes and 700
gliders were used.
The Invasion
5 major beaches in
Normandy
Utah and
Omaha US
Gold and Sword
British
Juno Canadian
5,300 ships and
11,000 planes had
crossed the English
Channel and
landed on the
beaches of
Normandy
Omaha consisted of 8
concrete bunkers, 35
pillboxes, 4 artillery
batteries, 18 anti-tank
guns, 35 rocket launching
sites, no less than 85
machine gun nests, and
countless Germans with
small arms.
Obstacles found on
Omaha Beach
VE-Day
The major Allied ground
offensive from the west
against German territory
began on 8 February
1945
In April, Canadian troops
liberated most of the
Netherlands
The Germans formally
surrendered on 8 May
1945, known as Victoryin-Europe, or V-E Day