June+6+1944+D-DAY

=__June 6th 1944, D-DAY __=



 -The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
 * Quick facts about D-DAY: **

-The landings started on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944. They began at 6:30 AM. 

- D-Day was the term used for the day of actual landing.

-It was also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord.

-The assult was conducted in two phases: *An air assault landing of 24,000 American, British , Canadian and Free Frenchairborne troops shortly after midnight
 * And a landing of Allied infantry on the coast of France.

-There were also other attacks to distract the German forces from the real landing areas.

-It was the largest invasion of all time, with over 175,000 troops landing on 6 June 1944.

-195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved.

-The Beaches were code named:
 * Juno Beach
 * Gold Beach
 * Omaha Beach
 * Pointe du Hoc
 * Utah Beach

An Inspirational video about D-DAY can be seen here: []   How many soldiers died on D-day? The Americans: 1,465 dead, 3,184 wounded, 1,928 missing. For the German side there were no official numbers released but the estimate was 4,000 to 9,000 casualties.

It is important to remember those who gave their lives on D-day, and throughout the war.