Any facts about D-day ( the invasion in 1944 WW2???

Question

in your own words please!!

Answer 1

The term D-Day was military parlance for the day on which a combined attack was to take place when the date had not yet been determined or when secrecy was essential. June 6th became immortalised as D-day and successive operations could not be given that term. The invasion of Okinawa began on L-Day and the proposed invasion of Japan would have begun on X-Day had the Japanese not previously surrendered.

Answer 2

June 6th 1944 was the greatest sea invasion the world has ever seen. It took place in Normandy , France.
It involved the forces of Britain, Canada and the USA with contingents from France, Poland and the Netherlands and co-ordination between the armies, air forces and navies.
The first landings were made by British Glider troops to capture a vital bridge and eliminate a German coastal battery. This was followed by paratroops from Britain and the USA who dropped before dawn to secure the flanks of the invasion area. The British to the East and the USA to the West.
The sea invasion took place at first light with the British taking the eastern beaches (codenamed Sword and Gold) with the Canadians in between (codenamed Juno) and the Americans taking the two western beaches (codenamed Omaha and Utah.
There was fierce resistance at Sword, Juno, Gold and Omaha but Utah was a walkover.
The first day was successful but the German defenders fought well and casualties were high.
The strategy of the invaders was for the British and Canadians on the left wing to take on the majority of the best German armored troops (Panzers) in a war of attrition so that eventually the Americans could break out on the right wing as german reserves were transfered away from that sector to contain the British.
This was successful but only about after six weeks of hard fighting.

I don't know where Perseus gets his history from but he is completely wrong. He apparently thinks Belgium ( the Battle of the Bulge had something to do with D- Day. It must be very easy to be "A Top Contributor"

Answer 3

I'll assume you're talking about Operation Overlord, the invasion of France. The allies were running several deception campaigns to get the Germans to think that the invasion would happen at the Pas de Calais, Norway, the Balkans, and the southern part of France.

One of the plans involved letting German agents catch sight of the fictitious First US Army Group or FUSAG army being set up with General Patton in command, an army with dummy tanks, trucks, and landing craft placed strategically in the southern part of England. The Luftwaffe was also allowed to photograph this fake army.

There were many D-days in 1944, most of them in the pacific. The term itself is just a code word for the day that troop landings will commence in an amphibious operation.

Answer 4

In June 6th, 1944, the battle of Normandy began an invasion on the Nazi regime. The military name of this attack was Project Overlord. The countries involved in the assault were the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. There were an estimated 8,443 deaths on the day for the Allied invaders. Hope that helps

Answer 5

When the allied forces,stormed the beaches at Normandy on the 6th of June 1944 operation overlord had begun.The Supreme Allied Commander was Gen.D Eisenhower.After an initial hiccup when the american sector under Gen. Patton was subjected to fierce german attack Eisenhower bolstered the amercans with british and canadian forces(known as the battle of the bulge)to withstand the german resistance.

Answer 6

The first flag flown by the British on the Normandy beaches was actually a pair of knickers belonging to a society beauty of the time.