The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion Western Allied forces in Normandy, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II one of the largest invasion to ever take place in history. D-Day, the day of the first assaults, was 6 June 1944. Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on that day came from Canada, France, Britian, and the United States. In the weeks following the invasion, Poland also participated, as well as Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Most of the countries provided air and naval support, The Normandy …show more content…
The largest sea lead invasion in history, the operation started with the invasion of western Europe, and led to the liberation of France from Nazi Germany, and helped the allies get a victory in the war. Planning began in 1943. In the time leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a military trick, to confuse the Germans as to the location of the Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal. Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion. The landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval warfare and an airborne assault, the landing of 24,000 British, US, and Canadian troops. The target 50 mile stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five divisions, Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beach. The men landed under heavy fire from guns overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach clearing teams difficult and