User:Nymetz08

D-day signified the end of Nazi Germany. D-day was first scheduled for June 5, 1944, but the weather made it hard for transportation. The day after, the weather lightened up allowing D-day to happen on June 6, 1944. D-day was a term used for the beginning of the Allied invasion of Normandy. It started off with two Normandy landings, known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord.

The invasion is the largest invasion of all time, with over 175,000 troops landing on June 6, 1944. The invasion was conducted into 2 parts. There was an air assault of 24,000 American, British, Canadian, and French soldiers. While the air assault was going on, ships that were armed with artillery and infantry arrived on the coast of France. The landings took place along a 50-mile stretch of Normandy Coast that was divided into 5 sections: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. To allow the drop-offs to be successful, the Germans had to be distracted. They were distracted with planned operations that were known as Operation Glimmer and Operation Taxable.