Operation Overlord Research Paper

When the Germans had control of part of Europe, the Allied powers had to take back the countries the Germans had, or The axis powers would most likely take over the world. The plan was to secretly attack when the Germans were not expecting it. The orders would have to be said in code, so the Germans would not know if there was going to be an attack. The battle code for the whole thing was called “Operation Overlord”. This battle took place on June 6th, 1944 and mainly off the coast of France. So what was the whole deal with this battle? The whole story is going to be told in this paper.
In this battle, many of the soldiers lose their lives, but many will survive. Over the course of the battle, both sides will send many messages to the front …show more content…
207,000 of those deaths were from the allied powers. That is almost half of all the soldiers killed in this battle. Many of these soldiers died in a head-on assault. Almost 75% of the dead was from the Axis Powers. Most of the soldiers on the allied powers were either killed by machine guns or from the anti-aircraft guns. The strategy which the Allied Powers were to attack was during the night and into the morning, when the Axis powers were not expecting it. This was to turn the ties of the war to the Allied Powers. They wanted to take back their land as quickly and surprisingly as …show more content…
One of those leaders was Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was a dictator who wanted to rule the world without the Jews. Some of his strengths were that he was a very powerful leader, he had managed to build a strong army, he managed to battle strong enemies, and he was able to make a successful headquarters. Sadly, some of his disadvantages led to his destruction. One reason is he was arrogant with his generals. He considered himself to be a military genius and did not listen to his generals. When he failed on something, Adolf blamed it on his