D-Day

1
Interactive Map
2

D-Day invasion of Normandy June 6, 1944

• After much of Europe had been occupied by the
  Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally
  launched their campaign to liberate Western
  Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June
  1944.
• Over three million service personnel were
  involved and it all hinged on the success of the
  Normandy Landings on D-Day.
• If the German troops were able to prevent the
  initial landings, the campaign to liberate
  Western Europe would fail and German occupation
  would continue for another year.

http//www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5345.htm
3
American soldiers, under German artillery fire,
disembark from a landing craft off the shores of
Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion of France.
June 6, 1944
Allied soldiers wade through the surf during the
D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. June 6, 1944
http//www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5360.htm
4
D-Day Invasion of Normandy June 6, 1944

• Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied
  Expeditionary Force! 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. The hopes and prayers of
  liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
• In company with our brave Allies and
  brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring
  about the destruction of the German war machine,
  the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the
  oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for
  ourselves in a free world.
• I have full confidence in your courage and
  devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will
  accept nothing less than full Victory!
• Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of
  Almighty God upon this great and noble
  undertaking.
• General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Supreme Allied Commander

5
D-Day invasion of Normandy
Saving Private Ryan
Lying on the rocks are the bodies of dead
American assault troops killed in action while
storming Omaha Beach. France. June 1944. (Stop
at 430!)
Crossed rifles serve as a tribute to an American
soldier killed during the D-Day invasion.
Normandy France, June 1944