D-Day

1) The day The Allies invaded France, and told Hitler that his days were numbered. Omaha Beach is the target for many movies and video games etc. because the casualty rate was higher than the other 5 beaches combined. Omaha Beach: 2400 dead/wounded Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Pointe du Hoc: 1675 dead/wounded The landings of D-Day took months of careful planning. The invasion began with the Paratroopers of Americas 101st, and 82nd, along with the British glider soldiers, they secured many towns and villages before daybreak, and also caused alot of chaos for the German ranks before the initial landings. Free French (La' Resistance) sabotaged railway systems used by Germans for supply lines, and sheltered American and British soldiers who were lost, or hiding from German soldiers. Landing Assignments: American: Omaha, Utah, and Pointe Du Hoc British: Sword,and Gold Canada: Juno Commanders: Axis: Erwin Rommel (Germany) Allies: General Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S.), Bernard Montgomery (British, Canadians) End Result: Casualties: Allies: 4075 Dead/Wounded/Missing Axis: Unknown (most likely in the high thousands) Area taken: All 6 beaches plus surounding towns and villages. I.E. Vierville Sur Mer Date set for invasion: Originally set for June 5th, but because of the random weather of the English channel the landing force could not land until weather was clearer. Date was then set to June 6th, 1944. Misc. Fact: Within a span of a few weeks (from August 25 to September 17