3. Prior to the Battle of Normandy, Germany Controlled
Western Europe.
• Hitler Began
expansion on March
12th, 1938 with
Austria.
• On September 1st,
1939, Hitler
conquers Poland.
• From April 9th to
June 22nd, 1940,
Denmark, Norway,
Holland, Belgium,
and France are
conquered.
4. The Allied Invasion Had 2 Parts, Overlord, and
Neptune.
• Overlord was the
plan to establish
an allied base in
Western Europe.
• In 1943, The plan
to invade the
Normandy coast
was finalized.
• Overlord began
with air raids
from April 1st to
June 5th, 1940.
5. Operation Neptune was the name given to the
assault on Normandy
• Operation
Neptune began in
the early hours of
June 6th, 1944.
• The beaches were
attacked at
different times
due to the tide.
• German forces
were surprised,
which led to the
liberation of
France.
6. Works Cited
D-Day hour by hour. 2010. 28th October 2010
<http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk/countdown_
memory.htm>.
Operation Overlord. n.d. 28th October 2010
<http://worldatwar.net/article/overlord/>.
The Battle of Normandy. n.d. 28th October 2010
<http://www.dday-
overlord.com/eng/contact.htm>.
