1. D-Day

2. Operation Overlord
June 6, 1944: Great Britain and the U.S. invaded Normandy, France
The largest naval attack in history
7,000 ships
160,000 soldiers
By the end of the month:
850,000 soldiers
148,000 vehicles
570,000 TONS of supplies

3. Dwight D. Eisenhower Organized the attack Led the allies to victory
“We will accept nothing less than full victory
Eight years later, “Ike” became the 34th president of the U.S.

4. Plan of Attack

5. As they near the beaches, men pray

6. Awaiting arrival

9. Beach Obstacles

10. Assaulting the beaches

11. Coming ashore

12. Coming ashore

13. Taking cover from German machine guns

14. Staying low

16. German Defense

17. Climbing the sea wall

18. German machine gun

19. Bombing the beaches

20. Bombing the beaches

21. Capturing the beaches

22. Caring for the wounded

24. Taking Prisoners

25. Taking Prisoners

26. By the end of the Invasion

28. Result
By the end of the day, the Allies controlled the beaches of Normandy
The Allies proceeded to flood France with more than 800,000 soldiers

29. The (German) Empire Strikes Back
The Battle of the Bulge: Germany’s final (surprise) assault in France and Belgium
After 120,000 German casualties and 80,000 American casualties, Germany was defeated
The largest battle fought by American soldiers during WWII

39. The Malmedy Massacre
During the Battle of the Bulge, 150 American prisoners of war (POWs) who had surrendered were murdered by Nazi’s

41. The Battle of the Bulge
Hitler never regained the ability to launch and attack on the Allies
"This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous American victory." – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

42. Germany Retreats
With the success of D-Day, Operation Overlord, and the defensive stand in the Battle of the Bulge, Germany was forced to retreat
Within a year, Germany surrendered and Hitler was dead