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What strategies did each of the groups involved in the fighting use to try winning the battle? 

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What strategies did each of the groups involved in the fighting use to try winning the battle? 

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Secret plan that was set up. The Allies set up a huge phantom army with its own headquarters and equipment. They knew that the Germans could be read their messages, so they made the enemy army believe that the US had plans to attack the french port of calais which 150 miles away where the channel is narrowest. The leader of the germans, Hitler, order his generals to keep a large army to watch over the Calais. With Hitler ordering his troops to guard Calias the US invaded Omaha beach by entering through the sea sailing ships and jumping  out of planes, parachuting on to the beach during the night.

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How did this battle influence the outcome of the war?

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How did this battle influence the outcome of the war?

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Allowed US and British forces to gain control of the French coast and brought forth the liberation of France from Germany after four years. The control of this 80-mile strip brought together the distribution of over 567,000 tons of ammunition, food, and supplies, plus 170,000 vehicles. On July 25, General Bradley attacked the enemy by air and land in St.Lo, recovering France from Nazi control.

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History.com. "D-Day." History.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Why was the battle fought and what were the strategic goals for each of the groups in the conflict?

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Why was the battle fought and what were the strategic goals for each of the groups in the conflict?

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The Allies sought total victory in Europe, culminating in the defeat of Hitler’s last defenses in Berlin.

To get the Allied army onto the continent of Europe

“to diminish the possibility of resistance.”

Allied strategy called for keeping the German army too dispersed to mount an effective counterattack.

It was critical to spread the German defenses across the western coast of Europe so that few would be present at the eventual point of attack.

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D-Day for the invasion of Normandy in France by the Allies was originally set for 5 June 1944, but bad weather and heavy seas caused Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower to delay until 6 June and that date has been popularly referred to ever since by the short title "D-Day”. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. The cost in lives on D-Day was high. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard trudge across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s crack troops. D-Day was the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.

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Who were the groups and leaders involved in the fighting?

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Who were the groups and leaders involved in the fighting?

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Who were the groups and leaders involved in the fighting?

-The allied forces leaded by Eisenhower, had gone into the war June 6, 1944, against the German forces and their Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler.  Along with the allied forces, were General Omar Bradley, and General George Patton.

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Where was the battle and how did geography play a factor?

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Where was the battle and how did geography play a factor?

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Bad weather forced the battle to be delayed. Battle took place on the the Coast of France on the Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches where there was less fortified beaches. The coastline gave thee battle a line of war between the two countries. Planes and Ships played a part making it the biggest land-sea-air operation by the army. Sea Born soldiers everywhere.

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During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.
READ MORE: D-Day Facts About the Epic Invasion
Preparing for D-Day

After World War II began, Germany invaded and occupied northwestern France beginning in May 1940. The Americans entered the war in December 1941, and by 1942 they and the British (who had been evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk in May 1940 after being cut off by the Germans in the Battle of France) were considering the possibility of a major Allied invasion across the English Channel. The following year, Allied plans for a cross-Channel invasion began to ramp up. In November 1943, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), who was aware of the threat of an invasion along France's northern coast, put Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) in charge of spearheading defense operations in the region, even though the Germans did not know exactly where the Allies would strike. Hitler charged Rommel with finishing the Atlantic Wall, a 2,400-mile fortification of bunkers, landmines and beach and water obstacles.

In January 1944, General Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) was appointed commander of Operation Overlord. In the months and weeks before D-Day, the Allies carried out a massive deception operation intended to make the Germans think the main invasion target was Pas-de-Calais (the narrowest point between Britain and France) rather than Normandy. In addition, they led the Germans to believe that Norway and other locations were also potential invasion targets. Many tactics were used to carry out the deception, including fake equipment; a phantom army commanded by George Patton and supposedly based in England, across from Pas-de-Calais; double agents; and fraudulent radio transmissions.

A Weather Delay: June 5, 1944

Eisenhower selected June 5, 1944, as the date for the invasion; however, bad weather on the days leading up to the operation caused it to be delayed for 24 hours. On the morning of June 5, after his meteorologist predicted improved conditions for the following day, Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord. He told the troops: "You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you."

Later that day, more than 5,000 ships and landing craft carrying troops and supplies left England for the trip across the Channel to France, while more than 11,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion.

D-Day Landings: June 6, 1944

By dawn on June 6, thousands of paratroopers and glider troops were already on the ground behind enemy lines, securing bridges and exit roads. The amphibious invasions began at 6:30 a.m. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture beaches codenamed Gold, Juno and Sword, as did the Americans at Utah Beach. U.S. forces faced heavy resistance at Omaha Beach, where there were over 2,000 American casualties. However, by day's end, approximately 156,000 Allied troops had successfully stormed Normandy's beaches. According to some estimates, more than 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the D-Day invasion, with thousands more wounded or missing.

Less than a week later, on June 11, the beaches were fully secured and over 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed at Normandy.

For their part, the Germans suffered from confusion in the ranks and the absence of celebrated commander Rommel, who was away on leave. At first, Hitler, believing the invasion was a feint designed to distract the Germans from a coming attack north of the Seine River, refused to release nearby divisions to join the counterattack. Reinforcements had to be called from further afield, causing delays. He also hesitated in calling for armored divisions to help in the defense. Moreover, the Germans were hampered by effective Allied air support, which took out many key bridges and forced the Germans to take long detours, as well as efficient Allied naval support, which helped protect advancing Allied troops.

In the ensuing weeks, the Allies fought their way across the Normandy countryside in the face of determined German resistance, as well as a dense landscape of marshes and hedgerows. By the end of June, the Allies had seized the vital port of Cherbourg, landed approximately 850,000 men and 150,000 vehicles in Normandy, and were poised to continue their march across France.

Victory in Normandy

By the end of August 1944, the Allies had reached the Seine River, Paris was liberated and the Germans had been removed from northwestern France, effectively concluding the Battle of Normandy. The Allied forces then prepared to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet troops moving in from the east.

The Normandy invasion began to turn the tide against the Nazis. A significant psychological blow, it also prevented Hitler from sending troops from France to build up his Eastern Front against the advancing Soviets. The following spring, on May 8, 1945, the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Hitler had committed suicide a week earlier, on April 30.

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Codenamed Operation Overlord, the invasion began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region during World War II.