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HELP! Opening a Second Front Help!! Attack the Nazis on the Western Front, quick! In order to ease pressure on the Soviet Union, Joseph ______________.

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6 Opening a Second Front Help!! Attack the Nazis on the Western Front, quick! In order to ease pressure on the Soviet Union, Joseph ______________ asked the Allies to open a second front by crossing the English Channel and attacking the Germans in France.

7 Alright, but you’d better appreciate this!

8 Our Mission: Where: Normandy, France Why: Invade Five Beaches When: June 5, 1944 What: Liberate France Next Up: Head to Germany

9 England The English Channel France

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13 D-Day-June 6, 1944  Paratroopers landed first on June 5 th to destroy bridges, roads, and railways  Mine Sweepers went ahead of the boats to make sure the waters didn’t have any mines in it

14 D-Day-June 6, 1944 Was the largest ever water to land invasion Started at 5:50 a.m. They stormed Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches USA-156,000 Men (9,000- 10,000) Germany-10,000 ( approx. 4,000-9,000) Turning Point of the War

15 "... When our ramp went down and the soldiers started to charge ashore, the [Germans]... let loose with streams of hot lead which pinged all around us. Why they didn't kill everyone in our boat, I will never know.“ -A Coast Guard Captain describes his first trip to Omaha Beach.

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