This Presentation describes the events that take place on Normandy beach, France known as Operation Overlord or the Battle of Normandy.

1. Operation
Overlord
The Invasion of Normandy
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2. General Facts
• Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of
Normandy also known as D-day.
• The Battle lasted for 80 days from June 6 to August 25, 1944.
• There were 226,386 total casualties in the Operation
• Overlord was the largest invasion in history with about 156,000
men with the allies.
• The British, Americans, and Canadians were the three
countries that fought.
• The Normandy invasion had been called the “Beginning of the
End” for Germany in World War 2 because it took a major front
from Germany causing their surrender.

3. Causes of Overlord
• Japanese Bombing of Peral
Harbor Hawaii
• German Expansion
• U-Boat sinking of United
States Merchant Ships
• This caused the U.S. to enter
the war which in turn
entered a western front

4. Operation Bodyguard
• Trick the Germans into believing the Allies were landing
somewhere other than Normandy.
oOperation Fortitude North
 Deceive Germany that an Invasion of Norway would
occur.
oOperation Fortitude South
 Deceive Germany into believing that an Invasion of
Pas-de-Calais, France would occur

5. Operation
Bodyguard
Methods Of Deception
• Fake Radio Traffic
• Fake Camps
• Fake Tanks

6. German Double Agents
• Elvira Chaudoir(bottom):
oBritish Codename: Bronx
oGerman codename: Dorette
• Roman Garby-Czerniawski(Top):
o British codename: Brutus
o German codename: Hubert
•

7. The Atlantic Wall
• The Atlantic Wall was 2400-mile-long span
of defenses, Obstacles, and Walls to prevent
any outside force from pushing through
Germany's newfound borders.
• It included Gates, Mines, Ramps, Barbed
Wire, Pill Boxes(which were small areas that
were anti-tank and could be shot
from), Barbed Wire, Bunkers.
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8. Planning of Overlord
Supreme Allied General Dwight D.
Eisenhower
• Leader of all Allied Forces
• While Planning, Eisenhower was slightly
delayed by bad weather conditions off the
coast of Normandy in the English Channel.
• Eisenhower gave the order to attack on
June 6th, 1944.
• He became President after Harry Truman in
1953

9. D-Day
• June 6th, 1944
• Invade the 5 beaches, Gold, Sword, Juno, Omaha, and Utah
• Operation Neptune
o Operation Neptune was the marine phase of the
allied landings at the 5 Normandy beaches.
• Five Beaches
o British
 Sword
 Gold
o Canadian
 Juno
o American
 Utah
 Omaha

10. D-Day
• Mulberry Harbor
o Hooked to the Bottom of the ocean by
heavy objects making them stay in
place.
o Attach a boardwalk or Carrier on top
• Used to provide extra docking area due to
the Lack of space on beaches.

11. After D-day
• 156,000 successful allied soldiers
storm farther into France.
• 10,000 Allied casualties: 4,000 dead
• 4,000 – 9,000 German Casualties

12. 1945
March July November March July November March July November March
1942 1943 1944 1945
Operation Bodyguard was initiated
to make the Germans think that
the Invasion of Normandy would
take place somewhere else.
Jul 14 - Jun 6
Germany Starts
Building
Atlantic Wall
Mar 16 - May 8
General Dwight D. Eisenhower order to begin the invasion on June 5 is delayed by weather and is then moved to the next day. Jun 5
D-day: American, Canadian, and British Forces Land on the 5 beaches, Omaha, Gold, sword, Juno, and Utah. Jun 6
German counterattack on the allies known as Operation Lüttich. Aug 7 - Aug 13
The Allies Invade south France in Provence known as Operation Dragoon Aug 15 - Sep 14
The allies successfully liberate Paris from Nazi control and drive them back towards the eastern front, trapping them between the Soviets and the
British, Americans, and Canadians.
Aug 25
The British invade the City of Caen or also known as Operation Perch. This was necessary due to the open flat land it provided for British
Trucks and Military Vehicles to move through.
Jun 7 - Jul 18
Operation Overlord: Major Dates

13. Aftermath of
Overlord
• Paris liberation on August 25,
1944
• Adolf Hitler commits suicide the
following year April 30th, 1945