1. What is the significance of D-Day?
Learning objectives:
To be able to describe the events of D-Day
To be able to assess how significant D-Day was to the Second World War

2. How might ‘D-Day’ be significant?
This is the letter sent by Dwight D Eisenhower, the US General who was Supreme Allied Commander, and later 34th president in It was sent to all Allied military personnel
Read through and discuss with your partner:
Why did Eisenhower send the letter?
What does he say to try to help the invasion?

3. How might ‘D-Day’ be significant?
This is a French propaganda poster from 1944
Use the three boxes to work out what it tell you about D-Day and WW2
What can you see?
What does that suggest to you about WW2 at this point?
What questions do you want to ask?

5. What can you see?
What questions do you want to ask?
A French poster. Translation reads 'All Together, for a Single Victory‘, produced in 1944
What does that suggest to you about WW2 at this point?

6. 'All Together, for a Single Victory'.
Two thirds of the nations of the world work and fight alongside the United Nations for victory.

7. Homework, due…
You are a reporter who has travelled around the beaches of Normandy on D-Day +1 (the day after)
You must write an article for you newspaper about the event
You must have:
An introductory paragraph (what was D-Day)
What you can see on the beaches now
Interviews with American and British soldiers
Interview with a general about what happens next
Explain why it was a significant part of WW2
You may choose to use either the blank article, or the one with starter sentences

8. There were 10,000 Allied casualties and 4,000 – 9,000 German.
D-Day was, and remains, the largest amphibious (water) assault in history, involving 156,000 Allied and 50,000 German troops.
There were 10,000 Allied casualties and 4,000 – 9,000 German.

9. Why was Operation Overlord successful?
In most campaigns in the Second World War, victory came through a combination of:
Adequate resources
Good technology
The right tactics
Using three colours, underline/highlight where you find that in the hand-out
Extension: Then, write a PEE paragraph to explain which of those three factors you think was most important to the Allies being successful in Europe

10. Video Source Task These are videos of stock footage from D-Day
The Sword Beach landings | History - D-Day: The Last Heroes
The battle for Omaha | History - D-Day: The Last Heroes
These are videos of stock footage from D-Day
As you are watching them, take notes in the appropriate boxes
Location of D-Day and its conditions
Successes on the beaches
Struggles at the beaches
What were the experiences of the men?
What were the outcomes of D-Day?
Why was D-Day significant?
You will use these notes to complete your homework

11. What is the significance of D-Day?
Why is D-Day significant?
How significant do you think it is to WW2?

12. D-Day Video Source Task
Location of D-Day and its conditions
Successes on the beaches
Struggles on the beaches
What were the experiences of the men?
What were the outcomes of D-Day?
Why was D-Day significant?