IX. Operation Overlord: D-Day June 6,1944

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IX. Operation Overlord: D-Day June 6,1944 Page 424

Led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower

IX. Operation Overlord: D-Day June 6,1944 Amphibious landing on the beaches of Normandy, France by Allied Forces 1. Largest amphibious (sea to land) invasion ever 2. 5,000 ships + over 150,000 men 3. Paratroopers were dropped behind enemy lines the night before.

World War II Paratroopers

World War II Gliders

B. Beach Code Names

#1 Utah and Omaha Beaches - Normandy beaches the U.S. invaded.

#2 Gold and Sword Beach - invaded by the British

#3 Juno Beach - invaded by Canadians

The Higgins Boats - Built in New Orleans - Used to land soldiers & equipment onto the beaches of Normandy

D-Day Statistics: Unit Allies Germans Ratio Ground Troops 1 million 700,000 1.43:1 Replacements 120,000 20,000 6:1 Other Men 1.75 million 780,000 2.25:1 Total 2.87 million 1.5 million 1.92:1

Unit Allies Germans Ratio Tanks 5500 1400 3.93:1 Artillery 4800 3200 1.5:1 Others 2000 800 2.5:1

Air Force Bombers Fighters Total RAF 624 2172 2796 USAAF 1922 1311 3233 Luftwaffe 400 420 820 Ratio 6.4:1 8.3:1 7.4:1

D-Day Casualties 2,700 British 946 Canadians 6,603 Americans 4,000 and 9,000 Germans By the time the Battle of Normandy ended 425,000 Allies and Germans were killed or wounded.

2. Result of D-Day Invasion: Allied. forces won and could now bring in 2. Result of D-Day Invasion: Allied forces won and could now bring in troops to fight the rest of Hilter’s army.

IX. Graphic Operation Overlord: D-Day - June 6,1944

X. Allied Aggression on the Western Front A. Battle of St. Lô (July 25, 1944): Patton pushed the German troops out of Paris.

Liberation of Paris

B. By Sept. 1944, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands were freed from Axis control.