OPERATION OVERLORDD-DAY

HELP!

WHAT DOES THE USA NEED TO DO?

Opening a Second Front

Help!! Attack the Nazis on the Western Front, quick!

• In order to ease pressure on the Soviet Union, Joseph ______________asked the Allies to open a second front by crossing the English Channel and attacking the Germans in France.

STALIN

Alright, but you’d better

appreciate this!

Our Mission:•Where: Normandy, France•Why: Invade Five Beaches•When: June 5, 1944•What: Liberate France •Next Up: Head to Germany

England

The English Channel

France

D-Day-June 6, 1944

Paratroopers landed first on June 5th to destroy bridges, roads, and railways

Mine Sweepers went ahead of the boats to make sure the waters didn’t have any mines in it

D-Day-June 6, 1944

• Was the largest ever water to land invasion

• Started at 5:50 a.m.• They stormed Omaha, Utah,

Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches

• USA-156,000 Men (9,000-10,000)

• Germany-10,000 ( approx. 4,000-9,000)

• Turning Point of the War

"... When our ramp went down and the soldiers started to charge ashore, the [Germans] ... let loose with streams of hot lead which pinged all around us. Why they didn't kill everyone in our boat, I will never know.“

-A Coast Guard Captain describes his first trip to Omaha Beach.

Teach your neighbor:The purpose of D-Day

D-Day’s Real NameThe Outcome

“The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. “ Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower