D-DAYD-DAY
Do Now:Do Now:
• Hand in your homework from last night.
• What do you know about D-Day?– Dates?– Place?– People involved?
• HOMEWORK: D-DAY MAP WORKSHEET
America & Britain wanted to invade.America & Britain wanted to invade.
Plans…Plans…
• America & Britain built up forces to go against Axis power through the English Channel.
• Eisenhower wanted to take the Normandy Peninsula.
Crippling GermanyCrippling Germany
• Allies wanted to cut off supplies for Germany.
• By cutting off supplies it would help to cripple Germany.
D-DayD-Day• D-Day was the day of invasion.• June 6th 1944
D-Day Continues…D-Day Continues…
• Three divisions landed on German lines: Canadian, American and Britain.
• German retaliation was strong especially at Omaha Beach.
Omaha BeachOmaha Beach
The First MonthThe First Month
• Allies landed millions of troops.
• 567,000 tons of supplies.
• 170,000 vehicles in France
Do Now:Do Now:
• Describe what happens to the first few waves of soldiers that land on Normandy- Omaha Beach.
• HOMEWORK: WORK ON PROJECT
July 25July 25thth
• On July 25th General Bradley gave orders for massive air and land attacks.
• Bradley gave General Patton and his third army the advance.
August 23August 23rdrd
• They reached the Seine River and later captured Paris.
• This was the first time that the capital was released from German control.
Results:Results:
• By September 1944, Allies had freed France, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands.
• What do I mean by “Freed”? (above)
Roosevelt Wins a 4Roosevelt Wins a 4thth Term Term
• Americans had all the faith in Roosevelt. Roosevelt was elected to a 4th term as president, along with running mate Harry S. Truman.
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