CHAUTAUQUA LECTURE SERIES LAKESIDE

Normandy to Berlin

INTRODUCTION

CONTEXT

German control of Western Europe Stalin demanding second front.

Teheran Dec. 1943.

Chief of Staff George Marshall appoints Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Operation Torch. Initial Plans for Normandy

CONTEXT

Hitler’s defenses. Directive Number 51 Field Marshal Erwin

Rommel

Ike chose Bernard Montgomery to lead ground forces.

CONTEXT

US 1st army under Omar Bradley

British 2nd army under Miles Dempsey.

CONTEXT

Deception German Defenses

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Difficulties 3000 landing crafts 2500 other ships 500 naval vessels

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Landing Crafts

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Landing Ships, Tank

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

DUKW

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches

Utah Beach

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 Omaha Beach landing.

US 29th and 1st divisions 10 ft. high seawall with 30 ft. high cliffs. Defenses. Everything went wrong.

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Point du Hoc Rommel on holiday. Mulberries

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 Pointe du Hoc

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

French hedgerow country German response. Saint Lo

Panzer IV

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Sherman tank

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Panzer Tank

D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944

Hitler ordered Operation Luttich Ultra interceptions German retreat. Paris liberated.

HURTGEN FOREST

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN

BATTLE OF THE BULGE

BASTOGNE

BERCHTESGADEN

FALL OF BERLIN

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