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The beginning of the end…. D-Day June 6th, 1944

Meeting of “Big Three” allied leaders Agreed on invasion of France Late 1943 – Tehran, Iran Meeting of “Big Three” allied leaders Agreed on invasion of France

Designer of the Plan General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Leader of Allied Military in Atlantic Campaign. Develops plan for Normandy Invasion.

Operation Overlord (Liberate Europe) June 6th, 1944 Invasion of Normandy Beaches Omaha and Utah = U.S. Sword, Juno, & Gold = Canada and Britain

Operation Overlord

“Mulberry” Highway on the sea

D-Day’s Impressive Numbers 5000 – vessel Armada 150,000 men 30,000 vehicles 800 planes 24,000 paratroopers 300 planes dropped 13,000 bombs

German Casualties 30,000 Dead & 290,000 Wounded or Missing

American Casualties 29,000 Dead & 106,000 Wounded or Missing

Britain Casualties 11,000 Dead & 54,000 Wounded or Missing

Canadian Casualties 5,000 Dead 13,000 Wounded or Missing

Normandy Casualties

More to come……. Paris Liberated – August 25, 1944 Battle of the Bulge – December 16, 1944 Allies squeeze Germans – March-April, 1945 Germany Surrenders – May 7, 1945