D Day - Who, What, Where, When, How
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D-DAY A short history of a day that changed the world
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D Day took place on the 6th June 1944 - and it truly was a day that shook the world. Over 130,000 allied troops in what is the biggest ever amphibious assault in history.
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D-DAY
A short history of a day that changed the world
What was D-Day ?
Why did D-Day happen ?
Film clip illustrating the withdrawal from Dunkirk
Why did D-Day happen?
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston S. Churchill pictured in Washington (1943)
where they agreed to launch an invasion of German-occupied Europe.
How did it happen?
Diagram outlining the stages involved in the invasion.
How did it happen ?
Film clip illustrating the amphibious landings
Who carried out the invasion?
American soldiers wade ashore.
Brigadier Nigel Poett (British Army)
Nigel Poett
Private George H. Burr (US Army)
George H. Burr
Commando W. K. Newell (Royal Canadian Navy)
W. K. Newell
Overall… 7,000 ships supported the landing in Normandy. 4,000 landing craft brought the men ashore. 131,000 men waded onto the beaches. 25,000 paratroopers were dropped from the skies. 15,766 aircraft were involved in the invasion. 127 aircraft were lost. 24 warships were sunk.There were 12,000 casualties. However, the German Army failed to drive allied forces into the sea. Inch by inch, mile by mile they battled to liberate German-occupied Europe from the Nazi oppression. Ultimately D-day was one of the crucial components that led to the German Surrender on the 8th of May 1945. It was a day that changed the world.
