Battle: D Day (Invasion of Normandy)
(June 6th, 1944-August 25th, 1944)
Landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The landing began on June 6th, 1944 (D-Day).
(June 6th, 1944-August 25th, 1944)
Landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The landing began on June 6th, 1944 (D-Day).
Countries/People Involved: Axis Powers- Gerd von Rundstedt, Erwin Rommel, Friedrich Dollmann, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Hans von Salmuth, Wilhelm Falley. Allied Powers- Dwight D. Eisenhower, Authur Tedder, Bernard Montgomery, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Bertram Ramsay, Omar Bradley, Miles Dempsey.
Location: Normandy, France
Events/Significance:
Allied Victory:
Sources:
Events/Significance:
- Hitler would've deployed many more divisions to resist the Red Army
- Hitler would've developed the weapon of terror, the V2
Allied Victory:
- The long-range fighter provided the instrument to destroy the German fighter force over the Reich.
- Soviet Resistance and Reform
- American Rearmament
- Economic Mobilization
- Western Air Power
Sources:
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/how_the_allies_won_01.shtml
- http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day