A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON D-DAY AND THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY IN 5 CHAPTERS

THE IMPORTANCE OF OPERATION OVERLORD

In May 1943, to counter Hitler and the Axis forces, the Allies decide to open a Second Front on the western side of Europe. The Allied forces, led by General Eisenhower, have just months to organize the operation, code-named “Overlord,” that will break Hitler’s Atlantic Wall fortress and lead to the battle of Normandy.
 

A GIGANTIC PREPARATION, A WELL KEPT SECRET

Following significant industrial growth, the US and their allies will, in a very short time, succeed in assembling millions of soldiers in southern England, as well as thousands of boats and planes alongside millions of tons of supplies in preparation for the landing on the beaches of Normandy. The choice of location was kept a secret from the Nazis by tricking them through disinformation operations.

D-DAY: BREAKING THE ATLANTIC WALL

Taking advantage of a small window of opportunity, the great offensive armada goes to sea on June 5th, 1944. At dawn on June 6th, D-Day, the landings begin, with over 150,000 men on the first assault. Despite heavy losses, the landing is a success and, by the evening, the Allied forces have breached the Atlantic Wall.

THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY

Following the successful landing, the battle of Normandy begins. Military and civilian casualties run into the tens of thousands but, after fierce fighting, by August the battle of Normandy finally ends. The Allied troops liberate Paris on August 25th.

PEACE & LIBERTY, A PRECIOUS HERITAGE WORTH PROTECTING

Thanks to “Overlord” the course of WWII swings back in favor of the Allies. But it will take another year to defeat Nazi tyranny and restore Peace and Liberty in the world.
As the number of WWII veterans dwindles, it is important to remember British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s words: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”