World+War+Two+and+Juno+Beach

= = =Katie D's page June 6th, 1944... = == ...was the day that the intense invasion in World War II by Europe, occupied by Nazis, began on the beaches of Normandy. Allied armies from Canada, the United States, and Britain lined the coast. Soldiers fought widly across the beaches covered with machine gunfire. In extreme fighting, they fought their way into the towns of Bernières, Courseulles and St. Aubin and then traveled inland.  This was D-Day, also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord.

This is a map of D-Day assault routes into Normandy.

This is just one aspect of the disaster called World War II.

Why did this happen? In truth, no one quite knows exact reasons why the war was started. There are so many varied theories about why countries started fighting amongst each other. Here are a few of the many theories that exist: - Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany's invasion of Poland. - The Treaty of Versailles **, **Woodrow Wilson created this thinking it would bring peace to Europe. However, Germany was not happy with the treaty but they were forced to sign it. - Hitler's actions, Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany in 1933. Shortly after he secretly started plotting and building up Germany's army. - Failure of meeting demands caused a lot of conflict and miscommunication.

All of these things only added up to disaster, that resulted in World War II.