of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, was one of the major turning points of World War

II? The greatest factors that made the amphibious invasion of Normandy, or better known

as D-Day, successful were the planning ahead, the strategies used to trick the enemy as a

result of great leadership, and the invasion itself with how the allies brought fresh troops

over constantly to overwhelm the German army. The result of Operation Overlord being

successful was a major turning point in the war and started the allies momentum towards

winning back Europe from axis powers. Not only was D-Day one of the greatest

invasions in history, but also one of the greatest gambles in history.

The plan of the allied invasion was first introduced in January of 1943 by the United

States at the Casablanca Conference with the other allied nations. The US's proposal

received enough votes , but still only set up a combined planning staff. The plan,

however, was not accepted until August 1943 at the Quebec Conference in Canada. The

staff in charge of planning the invasion named this "Operation Overlord". Sir Allen

Brook, a British Chief, was reluctant to realize how import

General Eisenhower put into the Scottish captain, laying the whole fate of the soldiers

and supplies, 1,500 tanks, mountains of food and fuel, and two enormous artificial, man

was sad yet honored at the fact that he was looked so highly upon by the president and

the Seine River and later on the Somme River, but surprisingly, once ground forces had

In May, while millions of troops and equipment poured into the area of southern

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storm took place on that day, making a successful invasion impossible with out suffering

strategies and tactics by the allied troops, and due to the massive invasion with all of the

landing craft. 150 thousand US and allied soldiers began pouring onto the beach along a

even make it to the ground before being shot to death by German machine guns; others

landed some 35 miles away from their targeted landing area. Most of the assault from the

25th of July, allied troops were completely off of the beaches of Normandy and moving

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