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Jun 6, 2024 · The map above shows the 5 beaches in Normandy where American, British and Canadian soldiers landed on D-Day (June, 6th 1944) and how far they advanced by the end of the first day. The D-Day landings themselves were codenamed Operation Neptune and remain the largest seaborne invasion in history.
A detailed overview of the Operation Overlord area during the Normandy landings also known as D-Day. Get a good perspective from this declassified map.
- The German wall. Planning for Operation Overlord began in London more than a year before the invasion took place. Allied staff officers led by Lt. Gen. Frederick Morgan debated where to pierce the Atlantic Wall, German coastal fortifications extending from Norway to the southwest coast of France.
- Germany’s defense. German commanders did not ignore the potential threat to Normandy. Rommel—in charge of Army Group B under Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, German commander in chief in the West—laced beaches there with mines as well as obstructions that would force landing craft to disgorge troops at low tide, leaving them more exposed to enemy fire.
- Dawning of D-Day. The invasion of Normandy was preceded by daring coastal and aerial reconnaissance that yielded detailed charts of the five landing zones: Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Omaha beaches.
- Expanding the beachhead. Following D-Day, the Allies had to transport troops and supplies to Normandy in vast amounts without access to a deepwater port.
PHASE 04. On D-Day, HMS Caroline, based in Belfast Harbour, acted as an important communications centre for the fleet. On 3 June 1944, around 30,000 American military personnel left Belfast Lough for Utah and Omaha beaches in Normandy.
Jun 6, 2014 · Here, to show the extent and scope of the mission, are five maps of D-Day: 1. The Allied air campaign. United States Military Academy. We associate Operation Overlord with the landing...
This superb map depicts details of the first day of this heroic operation. It illustrates the Allied armies involved and the beaches on which they landed; what their first day objectives were, and how close or far they came to achieving their goals.
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June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion date was unknown and weather dependent. 156,000 Allied troops from The United States, The United Kingdom, Canada, Free France and Norway.
