D-day june 6,1944
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By James
Why was it such an important battle in WW2?
D-DAYJUNE 6,1944
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BATTLE OF NORMANDY : WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY• US, Britain, and Canada against Germany at Normandy, June 6,1944 .
• Allies captured five beachheads : Juno, Sword, Gold, Utah, Omaha by nightfall.
• 2:42 A.M- soldiers off Utah beach.
• Allies got help from parachutists and mulberries(floating docks).
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THE LEADERS• Dwight D. Eisenhower led US.
• He sent 1,000 soldiers.
• Hitler was elsewhere.
• Churchill elsewhere , too.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Adolf Hitler Winston Churchill
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RESULTS, HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED, WHO WON• 1,000 killed at Omaha.
• 2,500 killed in all.
• Allies ended up winning.
• Most amphibious battle.
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WHY WAS IT AN IMPORTANT BATTLE IN WW2• Big battles allies won
• Helped Americans win war
• Big reason Nazis surendered
• One of the last battles in ww2
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ABOUT ME• 9 years old
• Loves baseball, basketball, and football
• Black lab named Boo
• Likes Wii