D-Day Omaha
Beach
by Jürgen
What does D-day stand for?
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In English military
parlance, D-Day is a term
often used to denote the
day on which a combat
attack or operation is to
be initiated. While the
initial D in D-day does not
stand for anything, it often
represents a variable,
designating the day upon
which some significant
event will or has
occurred.
General Eisenhower
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In December 1943, it was
announced that Eisenhower
would be Supreme Allied
Commander in Europe. In
these positions he was
charged with planning and
carrying out the Allied assault
on the coast of Normandy in
June 1944 under the code
name Operation Overlord, the
liberation of western Europe
and the invasion of Germany.
Adolf Hitler
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Leader of the Axis power.
Led Germans through World War
One. And World War two.
At the beginning of World War 2,
Germany invaded Poland, causing
France, Great Britain and Canada to
declare war on Germany. By the spring of
1940, the German army was ready to
invade France, defended by not only the
French military, but also a sizable British
force as well. Within six weeks, the
Germans defeated the Allies and seized
control of France. By 1944, the Germans
knew that the Allies, which now also
included the United States, among
others, would attempt an invasion of
France to liberate Europe from Germany.
Lieutenant General Omar Bradly
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Omaha Beach was part of the
invasion area assigned to the
U.S. 1st Army, under Lieutenant
General Omar Bradley. The
assault sectors at Omaha were
code-named (from west to
east) Charlie, Dog (consisting
of Green, White, and Red
sections), Fox (Green and Red
sections), and Easy (Green
and Red sections).
Bernard Law Montgomery
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Under Eisenhower,
Montgomery reviewed the plan
for Operation Overlord (as the
Normandy Invasion was codenamed "Neptune") and
recommended expanding the
size of the invading force and
landing area. Eisenhower
approved the expansion plan
and Montgomery commanded
all ground forces in the initial
stages of the invasion,
launched on June 6, 1944.
Erwin Rommel
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Hitler’s leader of the
Normandy Invasion.
Disliked how Hitler
was running “his” war
He wanted to
assassinate Hitler but
got into a car accident
during the invasion.
Getting Ready
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In preparation for the
invasion, artillery
equipment is loaded
aboard LCTS at
Brixham, England on
June 1, 1944, five
days before
the assault.
General Eisenhower
The Supreme Commander,
General Dwight D.
Eisenhower, talks with
men of Company E,
502nd Parachute
Infantry Regiment,
at the 101st Airborne
Division's camp at
Greenham Common,
England, June 5, 1944.
Just a few hours after
this photo
was taken, these men,
along with 13,000 other
Allied paratroopers,
were en route to
Normandy.
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A U. S. boat team heads
toward Omaha Beach in
their LCVP just before HHour, 6:30 a.m., June 6,
1944. Note the M-1 rifles
encased in Plio film
plastic bags in the center
of the photo. The bags
were designed to protect
the weapons from salt
water and the sand
Omaha Beach
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The Allied forces, based in
Britain, decided to begin the
invasion by landing a huge army
at a place called Normandy
Beach, which is located on the
northwest coast of France.
Code-named "Operation
Overlord“, the Allies landed on
June 6, 1944 at five beaches in
the Normandy area with the
codenames of: Utah Beach,
Omaha Beach, Gold Beach,
Juno Beach and Sword Beach.
Following sequence, troops in LCVPs, (Landing
Craft Vehicle Personnel) reaching their objective
area Omaha Beach 6 June 44
Storming Omaha beach
Omaha Beach
“Omaha” code
name for the
second beach
from the right
of the five
landing areas
in Normandy.
6 miles long,
was the
largest
assault area.
Omaha Beach
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German machine
guns would clear out
a pack of American
troops.
American soldiers
would retaliate after
ever reloading of the
machine gun.
Day Of Defeat (DoD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h
vxnQTsT7y0
German Bunker
Facts about Omaha Beach
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150,000 troops stormed
Normandy beaches.
About 2,500 GI's died on
the beaches and 2,600
paratroopers died. And
3,100 Germans died.
The vast majority of DDay deaths occurred at
Omaha Beach where it is
believed around 2,200
Americans died.
Facts About Omaha Beach
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Museums and cemeteries, scattered from Cherbourg
to Caen, commemorate the historical episode. At
Omaha Beach, next to Colleville-sur-Mer and just
east of the Pointe du Hoc, almost 10,000 American
graves stretch over an achingly beautiful 200 acre
coastal reserve. The grounds of this American
Cemetery, which officially belong to the United
States, contain a simple marble chapel and an
impressive Memorial, both dedicated to the glory of
the buried victors' spirits.
Sculptors on Omaha Beach and
-Today
The Big Red One
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A memorial to
the U.S.
landing at
Omaha
Beach.
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Eric Weider (left) with his
father Ben Weider (right) and
Viscount David Montgomery.
He is the only son of famous
British General Bernard L.
Montgomery often called,
"Monty
Robert Rice is a Omaha Beach,
D-Day, World War II Veteran.
Patricia is WWII Veteran.
She served as a nurse in General Patton's 3rd Army Mobile
Field Hospital.
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Boyd & Loyd Lewis, 18
years old. Both young
Marines landed on Iwo
Jima, February, 19,
1945. Boyd was killed in
action on Iwo Jima..
Loyd was
critically injured after
throwing himself on a
hand grenade to save his
Marine buddies. Loyd
lives today in Logan,
Utah.
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Chuck Lindberg and
Larry Cappetto.
Chuck is a World War
II Veteran
of Iwo Jima. He is the
only living
veteran who raised
the first flag
on Iwo Jima, Feb. 23,
1945.