The Fight For Normandy By Tim Shea
Running Head: D DAY, JUNE 6, 19441 D Day, June 6, 1944 The Fight for Normandy Tim Shea
Central Penn College Author Note This paper was prepared for American History Since 1941,
Z1 SU14, taught by Dr. Thomas Mingus. D DAY, JUNE 6, 19442 Abstract June 6, 1944, known
infamously as D Day, was the largest amphibious offensive in military history. The strategy and
planning of the battle that turned the tide of World War II was an operation that took months of
meticulous planning, worry and sacrifice. The Allies crossed the English Channel to the beaches
of Normandy, France with more than 5,000 ships, 11,000 planes, and 50,000 vehicles carrying
150,000 service men and equipment that would change the world forever. Waiting for them was
the Atlantic Wall with a German Army with more than fifty divisions at their disposal. Attempting
to breach the concrete gun emplacements, anti tank obstacles, mines, tripods and large weaponry
would prove to be deadly, but ultimately a successful invasion. D DAY, JUNE 6, 19443 D Day,
June 6, 1944 The Fight for Normandy June 6, 1944, known infamously as D Day and Operation
Overlord, was the largest war invasion in military history. This paper will discuss the
conceptualization of the invasion and the countries involved, from both sides of the war. It will
chronical the planning, strategy, results and aftermath of the battle that turned the tide of World
War II. After Adolf Hitler and Nazi
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