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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: 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
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
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
FACT SHEET - The National WWII Museum The D-Day Invasion at Normandy – June 6, 1944 June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion date was unknown and weather dependent
80th Anniversary of D-Day - The National WWII Museum WWII Veterans and Families Calling all D-Day and WWII veterans! Please join us this June at The National WWII Museum to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day at the museum that was built in your honor Register online to tell us more about your service, the events you are interested in attending, and how we can help you plan your visit
The Most Fearsome Sight: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Meanwhile, thousands of Chinese, American, and Japanese soldiers continued to die each day the war continued Consequently, Truman approved the long-standing plans for the US Army Air Force to drop atomic bombs on a list of preselected Japanese cities The list of targets excluded Tokyo and Kyoto because of their political and historic importance
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