The Battle Of Normandy Beach on The Battle Of Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944June 6, 1944

ByBy Corey GriceCorey Grice Dean TherrienDean Therrien Sidney BlandonSidney Blandon

Armies involvedArmies involved

United StatesUnited States Great BritainGreat Britain Soviet UnionSoviet Union GermanyGermany JapanJapan ItalyItaly CanadaCanada

GeneralsGenerals Dwight EisenhowerDwight Eisenhower

Erwin RommelErwin Rommel

Bernard MontgomeryBernard Montgomery

Adolf HitlerAdolf Hitler

George PattonGeorge Patton

Karl Gerd von RundstedtKarl Gerd von Rundstedt

D-Day PropagandaD-Day Propaganda

How the Battle BeganHow the Battle Began In the beginning of 1944, the U.S. In the beginning of 1944, the U.S.

and Great Britain focused land, and Great Britain focused land, naval, and air forces in England to naval, and air forces in England to prepare for Operation Overload, prepare for Operation Overload, which was the attack of Hitler’s which was the attack of Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” “Fortress Europe.”

The 12,000 planes of the Allied The 12,000 planes of the Allied Forces attacked the German air Forces attacked the German air force from the skies. They took force from the skies. They took pictures of the enemy’s defenses, pictures of the enemy’s defenses, provided supplies for the provided supplies for the resistance, bombed railways, resistance, bombed railways, attacked Germany's industries and attacked Germany's industries and isolated the battlefield.isolated the battlefield.

While that was happening, the While that was happening, the nine army divisions from the U.S., nine army divisions from the U.S., Britain, and Canada trained and Britain, and Canada trained and practiced their roles in the practiced their roles in the carefully planned operation.carefully planned operation.

The Events of D-DayThe Events of D-Day Early in the invasion, over Early in the invasion, over

1,000 transports dropped 1,000 transports dropped paratroopers to defend paratroopers to defend the flanks and beach the flanks and beach exits of the battle area.exits of the battle area.

Land and water crafts Land and water crafts landed about 130,000 landed about 130,000 troops on five beaches troops on five beaches along 50 miles of along 50 miles of Normandy coast while the Normandy coast while the air forces controlled the air forces controlled the skies.skies.

The Events of D-DayThe Events of D-Day The first wave landed at The first wave landed at

OMAHA Beach at 6:30 a.m. OMAHA Beach at 6:30 a.m. Slowly soldiers began to cross Slowly soldiers began to cross the beach. They were the beach. They were protected by allied naval protected by allied naval gunfire from destroyers close gunfire from destroyers close to the shore.to the shore.

The American infantrymen The American infantrymen gained the beach exits and gained the beach exits and drove the enemy inlanddrove the enemy inland

The 82The 82ndnd and 101 and 101stst airborne airborne divisions were dropped behind divisions were dropped behind UTAH Beach to secure four UTAH Beach to secure four causeways. Their mission was causeways. Their mission was a success.a success.

D-Day QuizD-Day Quiz

Name 3 Generals.Name 3 Generals.Name 3 Countries involved.Name 3 Countries involved.What day was it on?What day was it on?Name one of the beaches they landed on.Name one of the beaches they landed on.What was the operation called?What was the operation called?