…This is a do or die situation in which there can be no failure…

The German Army has taken France in its grasp. It is up to us to free the people of France and drive back the German Forces…

…This is a do or die situation in which there can be no failure…

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This is a mission of extreme importance and failure is not an option. You must memorize these plans to a tee. Following this briefing will be a quiz and you must score over an 80% in order to proceed in Operation Overlord.

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Brief History On September 1,1939 Germany invaded Poland beginning

World War II

By the end of 1940 Germany had secured almost all of Europe

On December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor bringing the U.S. into the war.

On June 22, 1941 Russia attacked Germany without warning making them and ally against the Axis

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ReflectionDiscuss and reflect on the similarities

between 9/11 and the Pearl Harbor attacks.

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and trench warfare. This plan of storming the beaches was similar to rushing the trenches in WWI. Heavy losses were expected.

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Omaha Beach American troops will deploy at this beach. We

expect it to be heavily guarded by German machine guns. We will deploy roughly 33,000 men and 300 tanks in our attempt to climb our way to the top of the beach. The scheduled landing time will be 0630 hours (or 6:30 am).

Our mission at Omaha is to clear the beach defenses within 2 hours and allow exit from the beach in 3. By the end of the day our troops should have a foothold 5 miles inland.

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Utah Beach Utah beach will be hit by 4 American waves within 20

minutes of the initial wave at 0630 hours (or 6:30am). The 1st wave will consist of 600 men; 300 on the north and

300 on the south ends of the beach. Roughly 30 tanks are to be deployed at the same time as these teams

The 2nd wave will deploy once the 1st wave hits the beach. This wave will dispatch of any underwater obstacles.

Fifteen minutes after the 2nd wave reaches shore the 3rd wave shall deploy with more tanks

Within 2 minutes the 4th wave shall deploy with the rest of the men to clear the beach of all resistances.

This plan will include roughly 32,000 men.

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Sword Beach Sword Beach shall be invaded by British and

Canadian troops at 0725 hours (or 7:25am) The resistance at this beach is not expected to be

high but take all precautions necessary. Our mission here Is to capture the town of Caen,

France. We shall deploy roughly 28,000 men and 200

tanks in our effort to overrun this beach.

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Gold Beach Gold beach shall be invaded at 0725 (or 7:25 am) by British

forces The primary objectives for Gold beach is to establish

a beachhead between Arromanches and Ver-sur-Mer, then head south towards Route Nationale 13 (RN 13), reaching Bayeux and cutting the road to Caen.

We shall deploy roughly 25,000 men in our attempts to take this beach

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Juno Beach Juno beach shall be invaded at 0735 hours (or 7:35 am) by a

combined British and Canadian force. 5 minutes prior to this landing tanks shall be deployed on

the beach. After the tanks and initial infantry have cleared the beach

the reserves shall advance inland. The main objective at Juno beach is to secure a beachhead,

capture the 3 surrounding towns and advance a few miles inland.

Roughly 20,000 men and 200 tanks will be involved in this mission

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British paratroopers

American paratroopers

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To slow or eliminate the enemy's ability to organize and launch counter-attacks during this critical period, airborne operations will be used to seize key objectives, such as bridges, road crossings, and territories particularly on the eastern and western flanks of the landing areas.

British Paratroops The objective of the British Paratroopers will be as follows.

• to capture the bridges of the Bénouville-Ranville crossing• to defend the crossing against the armored counter-attacks• to destroy German artillery at the Mervillebattery• to destroy five bridges over the Dives River

The troops will deploy at midnight

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American Paratroops The objective of the American Paratroopers are as follows:

• Support in its mission of capturing Cherbourg as soon as possible• block approaches into the vicinity of the amphibious landing at Utah Beach• to capture causeway exits (Bridges) off the beaches• to establish crossings over the Douve River at Carentan

American paratroopers will deploy at midnight

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LeadersWinston Churchill

FDR

Dwight D Eisenhower

Bernard Montgomery

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Winston Churchill Winston Churchill has been the Prime Minister of Great

Britain through the duration of World War II

He is a good friend of FDR

Winston Churchill gathered the leaders of the United States of America and Russia and announced the necessity of a second front in Europe.

• This was the beginning of the plans for Operation Overlord.

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FDR FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) has been the President of

The United States of America throughout most of World War II (until his death in April of 1945)

He is a close friend to Winston Churchill

FDR chose Dwight D Eisenhower as the general to lead the plans for the Allied invasion of Europe.

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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•After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Eisenhower was assigned to the General Staff in Washington where he developed plans to defeat Japan

•In May 1942 Dwight D Eisenhower was appointed Commanding General, European Theater of Operations

•Then in February of 1944 he was named Supreme Allied Commander of the Expeditionary Allied Force

•Dwight D Eisenhower is the overseer and commander for Operation Overlord

Bernard Montgomery

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•Bernard Montgomery took command of the 8th army on the 13th of August 1942 in Egypt

•In November of 1942 Montgomery was Knighted and made a general of the British army

•During Operation Overlord Bernard Montgomery is in command of the 21st army group (which consists of all Allied ground forces)

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Question 1 Who congregated national leaders

and called for the development of a 2nd front in Europe?

FDR

Winston Churchill

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