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Guide:
CDR H Bose
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Lt KKR Rathnayake
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SLt Arvind Juglan
SLt Gajanan Sorage
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REFERENCES
Overlord: D-Day and
the Battle for
Normandy 1944 by
Max Hastings (Michael
Joseph, London 1984)
Normandy to the
Baltic by Field Marshal
V Montgomery
US Naval History
Journal June 2009
edition
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SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
PREPARATIONS FOR
ATTACK
THE D-DAY
OUTCOME
CONCLUSION
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INTRODUCTION
June 6, 1944, 156,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile
stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline
More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day
invasion
Supreme Commander Allied Forces General D D Eisenhower
More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded
100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
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BACKGROUND
1939:
Germany invades Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany
1940:
June: Germany captures Paris; France surrenders
to Hitler
July: The Battle of Britain begins, a three month
battle fought in the skies over Britain
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BACKGROUND
1941:
Japan attacks
American naval fleet
at Pearl Harbor
U.S. declares war on
Japan
Three days later,
Germany and Italy
declare war on U.S.
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BACKGROUND
1942:
U.S. troops arrive in Europe
Russian forces hold off Germanys attempt to capture
Stalingrad.
1943:
U.S. and British troops defeat Germany in North Africa
Allied forces capture Sicily, and parts of Southern Italy.
1944:
More than 600 U.S. bombers begin an assault on Berlin
Allied forces capture Rome, Italy
Invasion of Normandy set for June 5, 1944
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WHY OVERLORD?
Americans wanted concentrated effort for their
Germany first policy
British wanted to delay due to fear of major
formations of German army in France
German losses in Russia encouraged to take up
the operation
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WHY NORMANDY?
Easy to get to; short distance
Not heavily fortified
Plenty of ports close
Suitable land for airstrips
Suitable beaches for
amphibious landings
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CHOOSING D-DAY
Overlord target date 1st May, 1944
Postponed to June due to lack of full forces
In June 6 days of low tide and 3 days of
moonless nights (4th,5th and 6th June).
On 4th and 5th storm in the channel.
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Tactical level
Limited bombardment
involving large casualties
among German divisions.
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OPERATION FORTITUDE
Under Gen. George S Patton deception
plans to make Germans believe attack along
Pas de Calais
Concentration of fantasy invasion force for
Pas de Calais
Dummy landing crafts, vehicles, camps and
wireless communication
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Fortitude an inflatable
rubber tank
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D-DAY OBJECTIVES
Land on 5 beaches,
stretching 50 miles along
coast of Normandy,
France.
Beach codenames: Utah,
Omaha, Gold, Juno, and
Sword
Secure the coastline in
order to mobilize troops
to liberate France from
German control
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THE D-DAY
US 7th Corps
US 5th Corps
British 30th Corps
Canadian 3rd Div
British 1st Corps
UTAH
OMAHA
GOLD
JUNO
SWORD
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ALLIED ARMADA
9 Battleships
23 Cruisers
104 Destroyers
71 Large Landing
Crafts
Minesweepers
100,000 fighting
men swept ashore
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Welcome to Hell
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OUTCOME
Heavy casualties on both the sides
50,000 German soldiers killed ,2 lakh taken
as prisoners
Germans lost most of armors and vehicles
in France
Lost Cherbourg, Caen, St. Lo
German defeat clear at end of July 1944
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IMPACT OF NORMANDY
LANDING ON WWII
By landing in Normandy, the Allies
made an opening where they could
strike at the heart of Nazi
Germany
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CONCLUSION-SHORTCOMINGS
OF GERMANS
Over confidence of Hitler
Fell for the Deception by
the Allies
Did not anticipate an
attack during that period of
year
Half of the troops were on
leave including the Generals
Absence of FM Erwin
Rommel
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CONCLUSION-STRENGTH OF
ALLIES
Able leadership of Gen. D.D.
Eisenhower
Well planned and executed
operations
Successful use of PoW of Surprise
Highly motivated troop
Foresight and vision of Sir Winston
Churchill in planning the entire
attack on Normandy
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THANK YOU
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