The D-Day - Battle of Normandy - part 1 of 4

The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France during Operation Overlord in World War II. It covers from the initial landings on June 6, 1944 until the Allied breakout in mid-July.

The invasion was the largest seaborne invasion at the time, involving over 156,000 troops crossing the English Channel from the United Kingdom to Normandy.

Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on June 6 came from Canada, Free French Forces, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. In the weeks following the invasion, Polish forces also participated and there were also contingents from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Most of the above countries also provided air and naval support, as did the Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Royal Norwegian Navy.

The Normandy invasion began with overnight parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks, naval bombardments, an early morning amphibious landing and during the evening the remaining elements of the parachute divisions landed. The "D-Day" forces deployed from bases along the south coast of England, the most important of these being Portsmouth.

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[11nytram11]

@jeffry477 And exactly where did I say that America wasn't the top producer of war materials during the war years? Where, exactly, did I say that the American economy didn't sky rocket during WW2?

America did very well out of both WW1 and WW2, taking advantage of Britain's heavy involvement in those conflicts to surpass Britain as the top economic power in the world.

Still doesn't change the fact that Nazi-Germany never came close to invading the UK, let alone conquering it.

[11nytram11]

@jkilla199 Just Ameicans? What about the British, Canadains, Australians, New Zeelanders, Poles, Czechs, French, or any other nationality that was part of the Allied Operations in France?

[splerppp]

I can't believe the Russians were able to hold out against the Germans for years all by themselves, taking as many losses as they did, it's absolutely astonishing they killed the most Germans and had the most people killed(in fact, nearly every single russian alive today has a relative who died in ww2) Thank you RUSSIA! Also the allies did very well too especially the Brits to hold the West for so long before the Americans got dragged in by Germany, fascinating history

[Ironknucks]

@11nytram11 man you know heaps about d day well mainly ww2.. i was just thinking what do you think would be a good focusing question on d day??

[xXxBladeStormxXx]

@hooha96 yea I understand..I have heard similar music during most videos of those years but in todays time it just feels annoying. But then again...the documentary was good so I can live with that.

[hooha96]

@xXxBladeStormxXx it was used to get americans feeling patriotic and american.

[xXxBladeStormxXx]

I just wish they didn't have such music in the background....its so ridiculous!

[rouelibre1]

Per % of population. Canadians lost the most. Though, we were feared by the Nazis most than any other. I know. I am one of them and, though too young, I can understand.

We are a pacific people, but think no joke about war when we are stuck in it. No mercy for us, nor for the ennemy. This is the way it is.

[11nytram11]

@Ahornblatt2000 Since there were no proper troop transport ships in the Germans employ and the plan was for troops to be transported across the channel in river Barges just one of the Royal Navy's Battleships would be enough to overwhelm the invasion force and drive it back. And the British had more than enough Ships in the Home Fleet to risk some being damaged or sunk to prevent a German invasion, especially when the Germans had failed to get Aireal superiority.

[11nytram11]

@Ahornblatt2000 You cite the upper hand of the Air Force as a factor in the Nazis favor yet you seem to be overlooking the fact that the RAF was fully capable, since before even Dunkirk, of challenging the Luftwaffe's dominance, specifically over the UK, so any attempt by the Luftwaffe to attack RN ships in the Channel - in a Nazis invasion of the UK scenario - will be opposed by the RAF. If only the Rodney or King George V evaded the Luftwaffe then the Nazi invasion plans would be scuppered

[11nytram11]

@Ahornblatt2000 Since neither the Kreigsmarine nor the Luftwaffe were able to achieve their targets of neutralizing the RAF or Royal Navy there was no way to insure that German troops and equipment could be landed on the British mainland nor to insure that supplies or reinforcements could reach them. As such SEALION was scrapped. The failure of the German military and leadership during this time is clear for all to see.

[11nytram11]

@Ahornblatt2000 And you seemed to have missed my point. The Germans may be able to land on British soiled but they could never keep their supply routes open so long as the RAF and Royal Navy were not neutralized. Any SEALION type invasion of the UK was never going to be the Axis equivilent of OVERLORD. The Germans failed singularly in the two main areas they have to succeed to successful invade Britan and knock it out of the war - Airial Superiority and Naval Superiority.