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D-Day Timeline | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans D-Day Timeline On June 6, 1944, Western Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe The timeline below features some of the key events of D-Day, the greatest amphibious landing in history
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: The Allies Invade Europe - The National WWII Museum In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern France, code-named Overlord
What (and When) Is V-J Day? - The National WWII Museum They have signed terms of unconditional surrender ” The president went on to proclaim the following day, Sunday, September 2, “to be V-J Day—the day of formal surrender by Japan ” The United States still marks each September 2 as V-J Day with ceremonies honoring the sacrifices of the men and women who served in the Pacific war
FACT SHEET - The National WWII Museum The D-Day Invasion at Normandy – June 6, 1944 June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion date was unknown and weather dependent
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
The End of World War II 1945 - The National WWII Museum The next day, August 9, the Red Army invaded Manchuria, and a second atomic bomb hit Nagasaki In Manila, General Douglas MacArthur alerted his commanders to hold their units in readiness for the immediate occupation of Japan and Korea, a plan code-named “Blacklist ”
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
V-E Day: Victory in Europe - The National WWII Museum The flags of freedom fly over all Europe," Truman said Truman designated May 8 as V-E Day and most of the Western Allies followed suit The Soviets, however, designated May 9 as V-E Day or Soviet Victory Day, based on the document signed in Berlin News of Germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities across the world