D-Day
Matthew Schiff and Eliza Berns
A- Allied troops landed along French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
B- B-company
C- Combining air, naval, and ground operations, the invasion gave the Allies an advantage from which they liberated France.
D- Dwight D. Eisenhower: led the Allied invasion of North Africa, the D–Day invasion of France, and commanded the Allied forces in Europe during World War II
E- E-boats was the designation for fast attack craft of the German Navy during World War II.
F- Fifth of June, 1944 was originally planned to be D-Day
G- Generals of D-day: Frederick Morgan, Erwin Rommel, George S. Patton, Bernard Mountgomery
H- Higgins Boat
I- Invasion of Normandy: main part of D-Day
J- June 6, 1944: The day America invades France
K- Killed in Battle: 152,000
L- Landing Craft: boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force
M- Map of invasion on D-Day
N- News Paper Article
O- Operation Overload: the codename for the Allied invasion of mainland Europe in World War II, staring with D-day's landings
P- Paratroopers jump from planes "dropping" into battle
Q- Quote by General Eisenhower: "You are about to embark on the great crusade toward which we have striven many months. The eyes of the world are upon you...I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle."
R- Results of D-day gave the allies a lead
S- Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg showed how intense the battlefield was during D-Day
T- Tanks used on D-day
U- Unwillingly surrender to the Allies
V- Victory by the Allies
W- WWII most important day in American eyes
X- X Box Games: Brothers In Arms, Medal of Honor,
Call of Duty 1 & 2
Y- Young solders forced into war to help with D-Day
Z- zig zagged through barricades to advance into France
The Importance of D-Day
D-Day proved that the good forces always end up on top. In addition, D-Day also proved that the United States was now a huge military power in the world. Without help of the United States, the Allies would have with out a doubt lost. Without D-Day the world would most likely be very diffferent then it is today. These are just a few of the main ideas that prove the importance of D-day.
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