Allied invasion of normandy

American History ppt.
Shane McGoff
EDU 290 Spring 2011
T/R 11-1215
Allied invasion of Normandy

Operation overlord
“D” Day: June 6th, 1944
“H” Hour: 0630 (GMT +2)
Code name for the Allied Invasion of German occupied Normandy

Logistics
Largest amphibious invasion in history
More then 160,000 troops
Over 5,000 ships
24,000 paratroopers

Allied Commanders
General Dwight Eisenhower; Supreme Commander Allied Forces
American General that served as Allied Commander
One of the main planners of D-Day
Went on to become 34th President of the United States
Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery
British General that served as allied ground forces commander
One of the main planners of D-day
Celebrated Tank Commander, fought in N. Africa

General Eisenhower speaking with troops of the 101st Airborne before the landings
Field Marshall Montgomery

German commanders
GeneralfelmarschallGerd von Rundstedt
Commanded Army Group South during the Russian Campaign
Commanded forces on the Western Front
Escaped War Crimes conviction due to poor health
Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
“Desert Fox” Famous for command in N. Africa
Commanded German Forces opposing the channel invasion
His troops were never accused of war crimes

Gerd von Rundstadt
Erwin Rommel

24,000 paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines before initial invason
Operation Tonga
British 6th Airborne with elements of Canadian, French and Polish paratroopers
American Landings
101st, 82nd Airborne Divisions
Objective of both landings were to disable German artillery from firing on the landings
Airborne landings

British 3rd Infantry Division with support from Free French Forces
28,845 soldiers
Objective was to take the French City of Caen
Casualties
At least 680
Sword

US 4th Infantry Division
32,000 soldiers
Right Flank of the Allied Assault
Casualties
200
Utah

US 1st Infantry Division with elements of the 29th Infantry Division and Army Rangers
43,250 soldiers
Most difficult of all Normandy beach heads
Casualties
3,000
Omaha

British 50th Infantry Division
24,970 soldiers
Objectives were to take the towns of Le Hamel and Arromanches
Casualties
400
Gold

Canadian 3rd Infantry Division
21,400 soldiers
“The Canadian Beach” Juno was the only beach tasked to Canadian Forces
Casualties
340 Dead
739 Wounded
Juno

Results
Resounding Allied Victory
Normandy Beach head was secured and troops and equipment were brought in for the inland push
Paris surrendered by the Germans on August 25th
Casualties
Allied: 10,000
German: 4,000-9,000

Battle of Normandy in pop culture
The Longest Day 1962
Starring John Wayne
Based on the book by Cornelius Ryan
Saving Private Ryan 1998
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon
Won an Academy Award
Band of Brothers 2001
Directed by Steven Spielberg
HBO Mini-series based on the book by Stephen Ambrose

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Infantry_waiting_to_move_off_%27Queen_White%27_Beach.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Utah_Beach_Landing.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1944_NormandyLST.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:50th_division.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Soldiers_Juno_Beach_Town.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ted_Cane_France.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eisenhower_d-day.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1973-012-43,_Erwin_Rommel.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-047-20,_Gerd_v._Rundstedt.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bernard_Law_Montgomery.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Operation_Tonga.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day#The_landings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_Invasion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rommel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery,_1st_Viscount_Montgomery_of_Alamein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_von_Rundstedt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tonga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_airborne_landings_in_Normandy
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