Operation Overlord
The battle plan, code-named Operation Overlord, called for the largest amphibious assault ever to start the liberation of occupied Europe from Nazi Germany. It began in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, now known as D-Day. Thousands of American, British, Canadian, and French soldiers-backed by paratroopers, bombers, and warships-stormed a 50-mile stretch of French beach called Normandy. This "invasion of Normandy" was the greatest event to occur between the years of 1919 and 1945. D-day was the beginning of the end of the war. The invasion of Normandy allowed the Allied forces to get their soldiers back on the European mainland and to start defeating German opposition and Nazi tyranny. It was the major turning point of World War II and perhaps one of the greatest strategic military operations that ever executed. As the tide of World War II began to turn in favor of the Allies, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower had the task of forming the largest invasion fleet in history, in order for an amphibious landing on the northern coast of France to be effective. If it was executed as planned and labeled a success, the landing would be the starting point for the massive attack. The attack would move eastward
http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/BACK/Overlord.htm At Omaha beach, U.S. soldiers found only death and misery. Heavy German defenses killed thousands of men while securing the beachhead. Omaha beach linked the U.S. beaches, and was also the most restricted and heavily defended beach. The terrain here was difficult, and unlike any of the other assault beaches in Normandy, its crescent curve and unusual assortment of cliffs, bluffs, and draws made advancement here unlikely and almost impossible. German strongpoints were arranged to command all the approaches and pillboxes were situated in the draws, which allowed them to destroy forces without being hit by bombarding warships. As dawn broke, an armada of more than 5,000 Allied ships steamed through 10 lanes cleared by minesweepers. The warships opened fire with the most intense bombardment in naval history. The naval bombardment began at 5:50 am, detonating large German minefields, and destroying many blockhouses and artillery positions. Although three German torpedo boats briefly attempted to contest the attack, the inflicted minimal damage to the armada of ships.
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