Demolition D-Day Presentation By Gautham MudireddyBy Gautham Mudireddy Ms. Dowling/ 5 th GradeMs. Dowling/ 5 th Grade

U.S. Soldiers traveling toward the beachesU.S. Soldiers traveling toward the beaches

Soldiers boarding the landing craft that are about to go to the beaches

Scraps of metal, usually covered in mines, used so that the tanks cannot advance onto the beaches Scraps of metal, usually covered in mines, used so that the tanks cannot advance onto the beaches

Soldiers leaving the landing craft and heading onto the beaches.Soldiers leaving the landing craft and heading onto the beaches.

Bomb-proof bunkers that would hold multiple machine guns and were used to fire on the incoming soldiers.Bomb-proof bunkers that would hold multiple machine guns and were used to fire on the incoming soldiers.

Some of the thousands of ships that were at all the beaches.Some of the thousands of ships that were at all the beaches.

Interesting facts about D-Day D-Day is the name given to the landing of 160,000 Allied troops in Normandy, France, on June 6, The invasion, also called “Operation Overlord”, involved five separate landings by American, British, and Canadian troops, which was commanded by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower. D-Day was the largest invasion fleet of all time. There were 175,000 soldiers, 1,200 fighting ships, 10,000 planes, 4,126 landing crafts, and hundreds of tanks used for this invasion. The most difficult landing of D-Day was at Omaha Beach.

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