D-Day
The day The Allies invaded France, and told Hitler that his days were numbered.
Omaha Beach is the target for many movies and video games etc. because
the casualty rate was higher than the other 5 beaches combined.Omaha Beach: 2400 dead/woundedGold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Pointe du
Hoc: 1675 dead/wounded The landings of D-Day took months of careful planning. The invasion began with the Paratroopers of Americas 101st, and 82nd, along with the British glider soldiers, they secured many towns and villages before daybreak, and also caused alot of chaos for the German ranks before the initial landings.
Free French (La' Resistance) sabotaged railway systems used by Germans for
supply lines, and sheltered American and British soldiers who were lost, or hiding from German soldiers.Landing Assignments:American: Omaha, Utah, and Pointe Du HocBritish: Sword,and GoldCanada: JunoCommanders:Axis:
Erwin Rommel (Germany)Allies: General Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S.),
Bernard Montgomery (British, Canadians)End Result:Casualties:Allies: 4075 Dead/Wounded/MissingAxis: Unknown (most likely in the high thousands)Area taken: All 6 beaches plus surounding towns and villages. I.E. Vierville Sur MerDate set for invasion: Originally set for June 5th, but because of the random weather of the English channel the landing force could not land until weather was clearer. Date was then set to June 6th, 1944.Misc. Fact: Within a span of a few weeks (from August 25 to September 17 1944) The Allies liberated Paris, liberated 7 villages, the Allies crossed the Siegfried Line into Germany, and Operation
Market Garden began (largest airborne invasion in history)in Holland (the third installment in the Brothers In Arms saga will be based on the Airborne drops into Holland, beginning with the jump, to the bitter defeat of the Allied Paratroopers.). This failed operation lights the fuse that will later explode into the Battle of the Bulge in the
Ardennes.
D-Day
by Terrance Tiernasaurus Rex on Jul 11, 2008 08:43:20
Dandelion Day, an annual tradition at the University of
Rochester started in 1951 and held in April on the last Saturday before Reading Period, in which students rise earlier than they would for their classes to drink and be merry. Usually accompanied by bands, carnival games and/or rides in
the Wilson Quad. Actually stands for Drunk Day.
D-Day
by Chine on Feb 18, 2016 17:21:09
Common word for the first day of Operation Overlord, the allied invasion of Nazi occupied Europe (
6 June, 1944). Can be associated with such heroes as the
501st Airborne Division and Lt. Richard
Winters.
Example:
Callum: what are you most interested in, concerning the events of WWII?
George: Has to be D-Day mate, the
invasion of Europe was such a
pivotal moment in said war.
d-day
by Shigure on Nov 03, 2003 08:42:24
D-Day, (despite all the celebration behind the specific one on June 6, 1944) is actually the generic Army term for any amphibious landing. There were countless
D-Day's throughout Europe and Asia during WW2, but nowadays when someone says D-Day it's
99% sure they are talking about the Allied attack on Normandy, France in 1944.