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D-Day Fact Sheet - The National WWII Museum D-Day Fact Sheet Invasion Date June 6, 1944 The Invasion Area The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied casualties Allied Forces Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day, made up of major forces
The Airborne Invasion of Normandy - The National WWII Museum There were four glider assaults on D-Day bringing in badly needed reinforcements The glider landings were almost as poorly dispersed as the parachute drops but with fewer casualties In all, 2,499 American paratroopers became casualties on D-Day In the 82nd alone, 15 of the 16 battalion commanders in the infantry regiments were killed or wounded
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 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
D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe - The National WWII Museum This, led Allied leaders to set June 5, 1944, as the invasion’s D-Day But on the morning of June 4, meteorologists predicted foul weather over the English Channel on the 5th, leading Eisenhower to postpone the attack for 24 hours
V-E Day: Victory in Europe - The National WWII Museum 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 In New York City, church bells tolled and car horns sounded as 250,000 soldiers, sailors, and civilians gathered in Times Square to sing and celebrate
Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day - The National WWII Museum By D+4, the force required 6,000 tons of supplies per day, 9,000 by D+10, and over 12,000 by D+16 Over the next two months, the number of troops ashore grew to 1 2 million Americans, along with a quarter-million vehicles and over 5 million tons of supplies and equipment
The Liberation of Auschwitz | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans The day after liberation, the Extraordinary Soviet State Commission for the Investigation of the Crimes of the German-Fascist Aggressors began their investigation into the crimes committed at Auschwitz They did autopsies on bodies at the site, opened mass graves, and spoke to former prisoners
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
Robert Capas Iconic Images from Omaha Beach American troops landing at Easy Red met fierce resistance from the German defenders Recalling the moment when the men of E Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, hit the beach at Easy Red, Private Harry Parley told historian Stephen Ambrose that, “As our boat touched sand and the ramp went down, I became a visitor to hell ” 3 Despite careful planning, many things went wrong for the Americans at