USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The invasion, if successful, would drain German resources and block access to key military sites. Securing a bridgehead in Normandy would allow the Allies to establish a viable presence in northern Europe for the first time since the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940.

Detailed explanation-2: -The key objective for D-Day-beyond establishing a firm foothold ashore-was the capture of the city of Caen, which lay south of the British assault area.

Detailed explanation-3: -The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

Detailed explanation-4: -For years the Germans had been formulating plans for repelling an Allied landing in the west. But when it was time to act they found themselves aimlessly scrambling back and forth across Normandy, trying to put out whichever fire seemed most threatening.

Detailed explanation-5: -D-Day marked the turn of the tide for the control maintained by Nazi Germany; less than a year after the invasion, the Allies formally accepted Nazi Germany’s surrender. D-Day was a day that cost many lives on all sides of the conflict, changing not only the future of countries, but of families as well.