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Morning of June 5, 1944-The Original D-Day

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Morning of June 5, 1944-The Original D-Day

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The allies had originally planned to invade Normandy on this date (June, 5, 1944) but the weather had other plans. The seas were far too choppy and it was way too windy to accomplish the invasion. Dwight D. Eisenhower also worried for the landing of the allied ships crossing the channel. Therefore he made the executive decision to postpone the invasion by 24 hours.

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About 7000 ships, which are loaded with allied troops (primarily from Britain including Canada and the U.S.) leave Britain. The soldiers are assigned to take 5 points along the coast of Northern France, which are under code names; Juno, Gold, Sword, Omaha, and Utah beach. This night Eisenhower takes time to write two letters, one for if the invasion fails, and one for if it succeeds. In the letter in case of failure, he bravely writes in the letter that it is all to be blamed on himself.

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The allied aircraft arrives in Normandy. Bombers start bombarding along the coastlines while airborne forces drop off paratroopers. The paratroopers start by attacking main supply lines, like bridges, to cut off the Nazi's from getting across locations.

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The German Navy finds the Allied ships off Pas-de-Calais, which are a decoy made from the allies to distract from their true target in Normandy. The allied warships drop an anchor just by the coast of Normandy in order to wait for sunrise. By doing this, the ships are there to provide cover until dawn.

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By now, more than 13000 paratroopers are deployed As well as 4000 troops who fly on gliders just by the morning. Some paratroopers are killed by crash-landings or even drowned in the flooded fields. The Germans recognize the invasion of the paratroopers, and try to make a quick response, but struggle to.

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The allied battleships start firing on the Nazi defences while the first landing ships head to the shore. As the sun rises, the landing operation become fully underway. Then the allied battleships stop firing so that their boats can approach the shore at 6:30am, they called this H-Hour which was designated for the time of invasion. The German troops manage to kill many of the allied troops before they even reach the beach. The allies eventually manage to land their troops on the beach and the fight for the beaches begins.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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The allies start to deploy amphibious tanks. They release these on the beaches of Normandy. They do this so that they can support the ground troops and sweep for possible defensive mines.

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The American go to Omaha beach where they experience the most heavy machine-gun power. About 2500 soldiers are killed on the beach on the now known, "bloodiest day". At this time, Eisenhower announces the invasion has begun and tells his soldiers his farewell address and advice he wants them to know.

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The American troops turn the tide at the landing point in Omaha. Warships back them up at sea. At around 12:00 pm, the British Prime Minister, Churchill, announces to the U.K. Parliament that the invasion is underway and that it is going well. Around this time, Hitler finally wakes up to the invasion and is convinced that these landings are a decoy and that the real invasion will come at Calais. Therefore, he refuses to resign his army to defend Normandy.

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Canada's force of 14000 troops decides to take Juno beach. The British and American forces and those at Omaha still take control of their beaches as well. The allies bring in tanks to heal some of the wounded. This is when Hitler finally agrees to send reinforcements to Normandy opposed to waiting for an attack on Calais.

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The allied reinforcements from Britain begin to arrive in Normandy. The ground troops then start to link up with the paratroopers and go toward Caen. Despite this, the city does not fall until later on on July 10th.

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It is revealed that at least 4000 allied soldiers are killed in the attack, which included almost 400 Canadians. But, fortunately the invasion preveils. Germans are killed or forced to withdraw to Caen. The allies have won and they have more supplies than ever, therefore allowing them to take their first step towards liberating Europe.

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https://theddaystory.com/discover/d-day-timeline/

https://globalnews.ca/news/5346590/what-is-d-day-timeline/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7048895/D-Day-hour-hour-Fascinating-colour-photographs-Normandy-landings-unfolded-75-years-ago.html