Transcript Ike leads Operation O.V.E.R.L.O.R.D.

Chapter 8: America Victorious
Ike leads
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“Overlord:” D-day’s
codename
D-day is short of “day of attack”
The first use of the term “D-day” is believed to
have been during World War I when the American
army attacked St. Mihiel in France
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Vessels: 7000 in
armada
Over 195,000 naval ships delivered the combined
Allied invasion force
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Europe’s “second
front”
Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had been pushing
for another front in Europe since 1942
Stalin was in a fierce fight with the Nazis on the
Eastern Front and felt a second front in France
would release pressure on his troops
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Rommel commands
“fortress Europa”
German General Erwin Rommel commanded
Nazi’s forces in France
Rommel was a hero for his victories in the African
desert
Hitler believed the western beaches in France
were impervious to invasion, hence “fortress
Europa”
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Lands in Normandy,
France
The beaches of Normandy were code named
UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD
American forces landed at UTAH and OMAHA
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Over 132,000 men +
30,000 vehicles
The U.S. suffered 6,000 casualties during the
Normandy landing
Britain and Canada combined for 4,300 casualties
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Results: Nazi defeat
The Normandy invasion will set the course for
Nazi Germany’s ultimate defeat
Germany will surrender on May 8, 1945 (VE-Day)
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Date: June 6, 1944