1. Normandy Invasion
By Aysa Johnson

2. Millie Edsall
Navy nurse treated sailors from D-Day Invasion during WWII

3. Operation Overlord/ D-Day
June 6, 1944
Reasons for Success
Use of Double Agents
Breaking the code of the Enigma machine
Extreme Secrecy
Operation Fortitude

4. Fake Invasion- Operation Fortitude
To give them an advantage, the Allies concluded that they would trick Germany into thinking the invasion would be at Calais.

5. Omaha Beach 2,500 soldiers lost their lives on the first day
The most difficult and important US assault of the D-day invasions. 8,000 men died here in just 2 days
2,500 soldiers lost their lives on “Bloody Omaha.” the first day
2,500 soldiers lost their lives on the first day

6. Utah Beach - 197 Americans died
Sword Beach- At least 683 casualties
Utah Beach Americans died
Juno Beach-359 dead, 574 wounded, & 47 captured
Gold Beach casualties

7. Pointe Du Hoc
The US soldiers scaled the tall cliffs here to take out critical guns that threatened both the US beaches.

10. Normandy American Cemetery
9,387 graves
Over 1000 date 6 June 1944.
Another 14,000 bodies were eventually sent back to the US in the late 1940’s.

11. Sources http://www.oocities.org/ww2_remembered/1944.html