Topic 15 Lesson 6 D-Day

Who prepared the Allies for Operation Overlord?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Define Operation Overlord

The code name for the major invasion of occupied Europe

When was D-Day?

June 6, 1944

What did ships and planes carry?

Ships carried eqiupment and soldiers while planes dropped paratroopers

What happened at dawn?

Allies opened fire and thousands of shells rained on the beaches

What were the code names of the beaches in Normandy?

Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword.

How many were killed and wounded after the first day?

9,000

Where did US troops go to?

35k went to Omaha and 23k went to Utah

Where did the British and Canadian troops go?

Gold, Juno, and Sword

Was the invasion successful?

Yes

When was Paris freed?

August 25, 1944

What were the Germans doing in fall of 1944?

They were fighting for survival

What did the Germans do December 1944?

Attacked along a 50 mile Allied front in Belgium which pushed Allies back creating a bulge. This became known as the Battle of the Bulge

What was the outcome of the Battle of Bulge?

Allies pushed the Germans back and headed for Germany

Where was the Soviet Union and the Allied troops in Feburary 1945?

They were outside of Berlin and closing in

What did Hitler do?

He committed suicide on April 30, 1945

When did Germany surrender?

May 7, 1945

What is V-E Day?

Standing for Victory in Europe, VE Day was on May 8 1945