1. Guess what this is: 6,552,290 rifles 15,603,000 shaving brushes 4,490,000 bayonets 519,122,000 pairs of socks 634,569 jeeps 237,371,000 cans of insect repellent 3,076,000,000 lbs. of beef 25,065,834,000 rounds ammo. 1,397,000,000 lbs coffee 106,466,000 tent pins 2,679,819 machine guns

2. Operation Overlord D-Day June 6, 1944

3. Operation Overlord Goal: To Liberate France D-Day: Largest amphibious landing of all time

4. D-Day Just stands for Day There were many D-Days in history They were unsure of the actually day because of the weather; originally 6/5/44 but there was a storm Needed spring tide and full moon (only happens once a month) For light and deeper water to get over obstacles

5. Normandy Beach US Britain Canada Free France (air) 6:30 AM (British time) Did the US have the harder beaches to invade?

6. Eisenhower Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940- 41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory! I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. SIGNED: Dwight D. Eisenhower

7. Were the Germans ready? They knew an invasion would be coming Rommel “The Desert Fox” left to see his wife for her b-day Thought the weather was too poor for an invasion Hitler was supposedly asleep and no one wanted to wake him

8. Robert Capa Photographer in many wars-Spanish Civil War, WWII, Start of Vietnam War (French) Took the pictures of Omaha Beach invasion Film was overexposed and only 11 shots of 4 rolls of film survived Died in 1954 from a landmine