D Day

Getting to D Day In 1944 More than 600 US Bombers begin an assault on Berlin Allied forces capture Rome Allied forces mobilize to move into France

Plan of D-Day Land on 5 beaches stretching 50 miles of coastline of Normandy, France Beach Names: Utah, Gold, Omaha, Juno, Sword Secure the coastline in order to mobilize troops and liberate France

D Day Attack Plans Paratroopers Task– capture bridges Began in the Air Attack from the Sea Paratroopers Task– capture bridges Eliminate possibility of effective counter attack 3 hours into attack, 119 enemy aircraft are defeated 3,000 landing crafts, 2,500 other ships and 500 naval ships arrived 4 hours later 7 battleships and 18 cruisers attack the defenses

Storming the Beaches American troops– Utah and Omaha Canadian Troops– Juno British Troops– Gold and Sword Utah, Juno, Gold and Sword captured w/o much resistance Americans at Omaha face strong resistance and are pushed against the water

Trouble and Save Trouble Comeback American troops lost tank support, all but two tanks are sunk Landing crafts have trouble reaching shore because of the German resistance Small groups that had been seperated from the main block circle back and attack Germans Able to relieve the pressure and let the rest of the troops get on land

Victory Germans withdraw reserve troops All 5 beaches are secured after Americans receive assistance from British and Canadians on Omaha

Results By the end of D-Day, allies land 130,000 troops by land and 29,000 by air Allied Casualties– 2,500 dead, 10,000 dead, wounded or captured Beginning of the end for Germany in Europe