D-DAY

JUNE 6 1944

• Fought of 5 beaches
• Omaha,Juno,Sword,Utah,gold(codenamed)
• Fought between Americans, British, Candiens(allies) and Germany(axis)

WHY THEY WERE FIGHTING

• Allies wanted to gain back western europe
• Saw a chance to end the war
• Wanted to make Germany fight a two front war again

DETAILS

• Part of a larger mission called operation overload(Eisenhower)
• Over 150,000 troops landed on the beaches of Normandy
• More that 9,000 casualties for America, Britain, and Canada
• Americans faced heavy opposition at Omaha. Over 2,000 casualties

PRIMARY SOURCE QUOTE
Not many soldiers believed they would survive, one soldier wrote to his sister "don't expect me to come home".

HOW IT ENDED

• British and Canadiens secured Gold, Juno, and Sword
• Americans secured Utah and Omaha
• The allied forces of America, Britain, and Canada won

SIGNIFICANCE

• Beginning of the end of WWll
• Created a two front war for the Germans