D-Day
_- Also known as Operation Overlord
- Allies open a second front in France against the Germans
- The Allies land on five beaches:
- Omaha and Utah (American)
- Juno (Canadian)
- Gold and Sword (British and Polish)
- Americans used tank 'skirts' to make their tanks amphibious, the skirts are ineffective in the rough weather and most tanks sink
- Allies gain a victory on all five beaches and push into France
- Allies open a second front in France against the Germans
- The Allies land on five beaches:
- Omaha and Utah (American)
- Juno (Canadian)
- Gold and Sword (British and Polish)
- Americans used tank 'skirts' to make their tanks amphibious, the skirts are ineffective in the rough weather and most tanks sink
- Allies gain a victory on all five beaches and push into France
Summary
_After the Italian campaign had been halted, Stalin resumed pressure on
the Western Allies to open a second front from which to avert the
energies of the Germans away from the Eastern Front. They decided on 5
landing points in Normandy, Northern France. Unfortunately the Germans,
intent to retain their vast territory, had fortified the whole Atlantic
particularly the ports directly across the English Channel like Calais,
Cherbourg and Guernsey. The allies built up a massive force for
Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious operation in history. The
operation was a success despite stubborn German resistance and numerous
forces were diverted from the Eastern Front