DDAY
D-Day was the most important battle of World War 2. There were many aspects of D-Day that lead to the allies' victory over Germany. D-day was the turning point of the war and most say that it ended the war. So many things had to go right all at the same time, which made D-day so hard to plan and do. "On June 6 1944 the biggest land invasion in history took place" (blivens 92). Allied troops landed on Omaha, Utah, Juno, and Gold beach. Although Omaha beach suffered the most loss of life ranging from 120,000-125,000 American British and Canadian troops all beaches suffered more then expected. D-day was not originally called D-day it was called "Operation Overlord" (blivens 45). Operation Overlord was originally scheduled for June 5 1944 but was canceled due to weather. Many different branches of the military where involved, not just the Army or the Marines but even the "Cost guard was involved" (blivens 84). The Cost Guards job was to fish out any survivors from sunken lan
The effects of the invasion took their toll on those who participated in this great day. The most common of theses would half to be "Shell Shock" which would make people have flashbacks. Suppressing your emotions for so long they just build up inside of you caused it. Causing a breakdown emotionally. It took their tolls in family life also. When you lose you son to war it has to be a traumatic incident causing break ups of families and even suicide. The effects of the D-day invasion would have to be traumatic due to the high mortally rate. I would have to agree that D-day would end the World War 2 cause all that the allied side would have to do is liberate France and that would have opened the door to Berlin. The allied pulled this off with the mass efforts of all the countries around the world. I could not even begin to think what the world would be like today if it were run by nazi's. I think everyone that participated in the invasion of Normandy should be a decorated war hero. Ca
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