THE INAVASION OF NORMANDY
June 6th 1944
Germany had invaded France and was trying to take over all of Europe including Britain. For a long time the United States,Britain and Canada were planning this attack.
The first too attack were the paratroopers.The Germans knew that an attack was coming. But wasn't sure where the paratroopers jumped behind enemy lines in the dark,there job was to destroy some of the German troops so the Americans could land.The next stage planes dropped bombs.
The D-Day invasion has been planned for months but was weather but they went on any way. After the bombs were dropped over 6,000 ships with troops,weather,tanks,and equipment. There were 5 beaches involved Utah beach,Omaha beach,gold beach,Juno beach,and sword beach. Utah and Omaha were the American beach,Juno was Canadian,and sword and gold were British.
By then end of D-Day over 150,000 troops had landed in Normandy. They pushed their way inland allowing more troops to land over the next several days. By June 17th over a half million allied troops had arrived and they began yo push the Germans out of France.
As a result of D-Day the total death of Americans was 6,603 were either killed,wounded,missing or captured. But 1,465 were killed. The total for United Kingdom was 2,700. Canada was 1,074 359 killed. Between 4000-9000 Germans were killed. By June 11th, the beachheads firmly secured. Paris was liberated on August 25th. Germany surrendered on May 8th 1945.