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D-Day Fact Sheet - The National WWII Museum Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as America’s National WWII Museum, the institution celebrates the American spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifices of the men and women who fought on the battlefront and served on the Home Front
D-Day and the Normandy Campaign - The National WWII Museum D-Day Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944 Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a m American forces faced severe resistance at Omaha and Utah
D-Day Timeline | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans D-Day Timeline On June 6, 1944, Western Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe The timeline below features some of the key events of D-Day, the greatest amphibious landing in history
D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe - The National WWII Museum Article D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern France, code-named Overlord
Robert Capas Iconic Images from Omaha Beach Early on the morning of June 6, 1944, photojournalist Robert Capa landed with American troops on Omaha Beach Before the day was through, he had taken some of the most famous combat photographs of World War II
The Airborne Invasion of Normandy - The National WWII Museum The plan for the invasion of Normandy was unprecedented in scale and complexity It called for American, British, and Canadian divisions to land on five beaches spanning roughly 60 miles Planners determined that the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were needed to seize key towns and intersections at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula and secure the four causeways leading off of Utah Beach
V-E Day: Victory in Europe - The National WWII Museum The flags of freedom fly over all Europe," Truman said Truman designated May 8 as V-E Day and most of the Western Allies followed suit The Soviets, however, designated May 9 as V-E Day or Soviet Victory Day, based on the document signed in Berlin News of Germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities across the world
July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United . . . Top Image: Commemorative stamps celebrating Independence Day from the collection of Dr Ricardo T Jose The 4th of July used to be considered an important national holiday in the Philippines Not because it was the United States’ birthday, but because it was Philippine Independence Day in 1946 Seventy five years ago, the Philippines was recognized as an independent, sovereign country by
Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day - The National WWII Museum Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day Within 48 hours of the amphibious assault, over 130,000 GIs and some 17,000 vehicles came ashore With more troops and equipment arriving daily, the amount of supplies required to support this force grew exponentially
Planning for D-Day: Preparing Operation Overlord Despite their early agreement on a strategy focused on defeating “Germany First,” the US and British Allies engaged in a lengthy and divisive debate over how exactly to conduct this strategy before they finally settled on a plan for Operation Overlord, the D-Day invasion of Normandy