D-Day and the Normandy Campaign - The National WWII Museum
D-Day. Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. …
D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe - The National WWII Museum
Personnel and equipment arriving at Normandy by air and sea following the D-Day invasion in 1944. (National Archives and Records Administration, 26-G-2517.) Planners had divided the …
Planning for D-Day: Preparing Operation Overlord
Despite their early agreement on a strategy focused on defeating “Germany First,” the US and British Allies engaged in a lengthy and divisive debate over how exactly to conduct this …
'A Pure Miracle': The D-Day Invasion of Normandy
In honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, this article was republished with permission from the Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation. NORMANDY BEACHHEAD, June 12, 1944 – Due to a last …
Research Starters: D-Day - The Allied Invasion of Normandy
d-day: the allied invasion of normandy The Allied assault in Normandy to begin the Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Western Europe was code-named Operation Overlord . It required …
Invasion Date June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion . date was unknown and weather dependent. Allied Forces 156,000 Allied troops from The United States, …
80th Anniversary of D-Day - The National WWII Museum
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord—the codename for the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France—with more than 150,000 troops. Ending with …
The Airborne Invasion of Normandy - The National WWII Museum
There were four glider assaults on D-Day bringing in badly needed reinforcements. The glider landings were almost as poorly dispersed as the parachute drops but with fewer casualties. In …
D-Day Doctrine: Six Elements for a Successful Landing
As we remember and commemorate the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, it is important to understand that this event did not just occur as coincidence of efforts. The movement of more …
The V Corps History gives D-Day losses as 2,374, of which the 1st Division lost 1,190, the 29th Division 743, and corps troops 441. The after-action report of the 1st Division and the 29th …