D-DAYD-DAY

Do Now:Do Now:

• Hand in your homework from last night.

• What do you know about D-Day?– Dates?– Place?– People involved?

• HOMEWORK: D-DAY MAP WORKSHEET

America & Britain wanted to invade.America & Britain wanted to invade.

Plans…Plans…

• America & Britain built up forces to go against Axis power through the English Channel.

• Eisenhower wanted to take the Normandy Peninsula.

Crippling GermanyCrippling Germany

• Allies wanted to cut off supplies for Germany.

• By cutting off supplies it would help to cripple Germany.

D-DayD-Day• D-Day was the day of invasion.• June 6th 1944

D-Day Continues…D-Day Continues…

• Three divisions landed on German lines: Canadian, American and Britain.

• German retaliation was strong especially at Omaha Beach.

Omaha BeachOmaha Beach

The First MonthThe First Month

• Allies landed millions of troops.

• 567,000 tons of supplies.

• 170,000 vehicles in France

Do Now:Do Now:

• Describe what happens to the first few waves of soldiers that land on Normandy- Omaha Beach.

• HOMEWORK: WORK ON PROJECT

July 25July 25thth

• On July 25th General Bradley gave orders for massive air and land attacks.

• Bradley gave General Patton and his third army the advance.

August 23August 23rdrd

• They reached the Seine River and later captured Paris.

• This was the first time that the capital was released from German control.

Results:Results:

• By September 1944, Allies had freed France, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands.

• What do I mean by “Freed”? (above)

Roosevelt Wins a 4Roosevelt Wins a 4thth Term Term

• Americans had all the faith in Roosevelt. Roosevelt was elected to a 4th term as president, along with running mate Harry S. Truman.