George S. Patton's D-Day Invasion

There were many generals in the war but there were two that were the most influential. George S. Patton began his military career by leading cavalry troops and won the war’s first major American victory against the Nazi-led forces. Patton also played a very important role in defeating the German counterattack. Patton had led his army across the Rhine River to get into Germany. After that, he accompanied General John J. Pershing on his unsuccessful expedition. George Patton had a long military heritage and was happy to be apart of preparing for an invasion in the southeastern part of England. Eisenhower however, removed Patton from the commander of the third army ( George S. Patton ).

people everywhere march with you… I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory” (General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Order of the Day, June 6, 1944, 2)!

December 7th, 1941, America enters one of the greatest wars in the history of known mankind. The bombing of pearl harbor created a chain reaction of events that started with a declaration of war against the Axis powers of Japan,Italy, and last but not least Nazi Germany. There were many campaigns during the war which included the European theatre, pacific asian theatre, along with air wars and naval wars. However the Mediterranean, African, and middle eastern theatre proved most important, specifically the North African campaign, when it came to showing the world new strategies/tactics, and technology. Two primary generals went head to head against each other with everything they had but one came out on top of the other with true grit and nerves

An Overview In the years since 1945, it has become increasingly evident that the Grand Alliance forged between the British Commonwealth and the United States was often beset with disagreement over the correct strategy to insure the final defeat of the Axis powers. Early on, both British and American staffs could agree that Germany represented a greater military threat than Japan, but they did not often see eye to eye on the strategy that would most efficiently defeat the Reich.

D-Day the Battle of Normandy. The Longest Day. This invasion is known by a lot of names but they all mean the same thing: the invasion of the beaches code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. This attack happened on on June 6, 1944 and was one of the most important battles in World War II.

D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, was the largest amphibious invasion in history. That being said, we owe all those soldiers who fought in Normandy everything that we hold dear to us today. Those brave soldiers saved not only us, but all of Western Europe from Adolf Hitler, his German army and the Nazi way to life.

The invasion of Normandy was one of the biggest turning points in the war for the allied forces. It gave them the foothold they needed to make a stand in German occupied Europe, but like any good house it's the foundation (what came before it) that really matters. The events before D-Day were not so much singular things but many things spread over a course of three days. These days we're June third, June fourth, and June fifth. Ultimately leading to (as some would call it) the beginning of the end for Germany.

Although the German resistance was stiff, the allied endeavored through the struggles and gained a precious stronghold in Western Europe, allowing the allies to push into Germany from the west. German casualties in D-Day were around 4,000 to 9,000, the allied on the other hand had at least 12,000 with a minimum of 4,000 confirmed dead. Despite their great losses on D-Day, the invasion allowed the allied forces to push towards Germany from the West. In less than a week later, over 326,000 allied troops along with over 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment reached Normandy. There, the allied used the coasts of Normandy as a foothold for their attacks in the mainland, and by the end of August 1944, the allied reached the Seine River

Following the invasion of Normandy the Allied forces were able to roll without significant opposition through France, liberating Paris in July 1944. Bradley’s 12th Army Group consisting of VIII Corps and 3rd Army moved south and held the southern half of the “West Wall”. In the north, Montgomery’s 21st Army Group, UK, consisting of XXX Brigade (UK), 1st Army, 9th Army, 2nd Army, and 1st Army (CAN), maintained the north side of the “West Wall”. (EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH INC VIENNA VA & Sugarman, 2006, p. 14)

D-Day, June 6 1944. Air-Power: Significant or not? A private who was aboard one of the first few gliders to reach Normandy expresses his feeling: "I experienced an interesting psychological change in the few minutes before and immediately after take off. As I had climbed aboard and strapped myself into my seat I felt tense, strange and extremely nervous. It was as if I was in a fantasy dream world and thought that at any moment I would wake up from this unreality and find that I was back in the barrack room at Bulford Camp. Whilst we laughed and sang to raise our spirits - and perhaps to show others that we were no scared - personally I knew that I was frightened to death. The very idea of carrying out a night-time airborne landing

June 6th, 1944, allies invaded normandy (western europe) against the nazi party. The battle lasted till august and had some 156,000 men fighting.(D-Day history.com)

World War II brought devastation, destruction, and death, which scarred history in many ways. However, there were some good moments that shone through the bad like when the Jews were liberated from their camps, or when the Allies won the war. And while World War II may seem like a thing of the past, in reality its impacts on history still remain to this day. Like when Germany captured France during the war the Allies planned an invasion to take back their allied country, if only they knew that it would become one of the most well known invasions talked about to this day. D-Day which was part of Operation Overlord to take back France was one of the many significant events of World War II, it was the biggest seaborne invasion ever, it was a surprise

For this reason, the invasion of Normandy otherwise known as D-Day was a very critical part for the surrender of the German nation. The operation was a key event for the turning point of World War II, without this invasion, Germany would have still obtained power and our world would have changed as we know it. The deceiving strategies pain purpose was to distract the German forces, and tricking them into believing the Allies would attack in Pas de Calais, and as a result Germany separated their troops and allowed the Allies were successful in delivering a surprise attack that would result in the defeat of Germany. The Normandy Beach landings allowed the Allied troops to advance inland towards where the German defenses were located. Then the

D-Day is a name for the day that Allied Forces invaded Normandy which was controlled by Nazi Germany at the time during World War One. The original date to invade was June 5, 1944, but it was postponed to the next day on June 6, 1944. Thousands of glider troops and paratroopers were already on the ground behind enemy territory, exit roads and securing bridges. It started at 6:30 in the morning. About 4000 Allied troops during this invasion died . On June 11, their beaches were completely fortified and more than 326,000 troops, over 50,000 vehicles and around 100,000 tons of equipment landed at Normandy.

How did the D-Day Landings in Normandy in 1944 turn the tide against Germany during World War 2?