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D-Day Fact Sheet - The National WWII Museum Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s National WWII Museum, the institution celebrates the American spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifices of the men and women who fought on the battlefront and served on the Home Front
D-Day and the Normandy Campaign - The National WWII Museum D-Day Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944 Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a m American forces faced severe resistance at Omaha and Utah
Planning for D-Day: Preparing Operation Overlord Despite their early agreement on a strategy focused on defeating “Germany First,” the US and British Allies engaged in a lengthy and divisive debate over how exactly to conduct this strategy before they finally settled on a plan for Operation Overlord, the D-Day invasion of Normandy
Research Starters: D-Day - The Allied Invasion of Normandy D-DAY: THE ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY The Allied assault in Normandy to begin the Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Western Europe was code-named Operation Overlord It required two years of planning, force and logistics build-up, and extensive training by the United States and Great Britain in the British Isles Overlord was one of the most heavily guarded secrets of the war, and it
The Airborne Invasion of Normandy - The National WWII Museum The plan for the invasion of Normandy was unprecedented in scale and complexity It called for American, British, and Canadian divisions to land on five beaches spanning roughly 60 miles Planners determined that the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were needed to seize key towns and intersections at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula and secure the four causeways leading off of Utah Beach
Why D-Day? | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans Article Why D-Day? If the US and its western Allies wanted to win this war as rapidly as possible, they couldn’t sit around and wait: not for a naval blockade, or for strategic bombing to work, or for the Soviets
The 75th Anniversary of D–Day - The National WWII Museum D-Day LCVP (2428 × 1972) Assault troops approach Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944 The original caption for this iconic US Coast Guard image reads "INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH — Down the ramp of a Coast Guard landing barge Yankee soldiers storm toward the beach-sweeping fire of Nazi defenders in the D-Day invasion of the French Coast
Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day - The National WWII Museum Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day Within 48 hours of the amphibious assault, over 130,000 GIs and some 17,000 vehicles came ashore With more troops and equipment arriving daily, the amount of supplies required to support this force grew exponentially
Live Bait and Windy Gross on D-Day - The National WWII Museum From the Collection Live Bait and 'Windy' Gross on D-Day During World War II, American fighter pilots coped with the dangers of combat through dark humor and evocative aircraft nicknames like “Live Bait” and “Flak Bait,” reflecting their bravery, their gallows wit, and the intensity of their experiences