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

2. 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

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

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

6. Operation Overlord

10. “Mulberry” Highway on the sea

11. 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

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

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

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

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

16. Normandy Casualties

17. 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