D-Day In World War II

D-day In May 1940, Germany invaded and occupied Northwestern France which had started World War II (1939-1945). America had entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. After entering the war and forming the Allied Forces the British and Americans were planning on an invasion across the english channel. The name for the invasion was Operation Overlord and would be later known as D-Day (A&E par. 1-2). The term D-Day and H-Hour represents the day and hour for an operation. The plus or minus signs indicate the length of time preceding or following a specific action (D-Day Memorial Foundation par. 2). Meanwhile Hitler charged Rommel with finishing the Atlantic Wall. The Atlantic Wall was a 2,400 mile long fortification of Bunkers,
After being appointed commander for Operation Overlord he gave the go ahead for Operation Overlord on June 5, 1944, but due to weather conditions the invasion was delayed. Before the invasion had started the Allies carried out a massive deception operation to make the Germans think the invasion target was Pas-De-Calais, which is the narrowest point between Britain and France. The Allies used a Phantom Army lead by Patton and used fake equipment such as inflatable tanks to trick the Germans. The Deception campaign was designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion targets. This lead the Germans to believe that Norway and other locations were also invasion targets (A&E par.
But in the end Hitler had to call in for reinforcements which caused delays. After D-day approximately 156,000 allied troops successfully stormed Normandy’s beach. The Normandy landings were later called the beginning of the end of war in Europe. After the beaches were secure the Allied forces fought their way across Normandy. The Normandy invasion began to turn the tide of the war against the Nazi’s. The battle of Normandy was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. At the end of June the Allies seized the vital port of Cherbourg. Finally at the end of August 1944, the battle of Normandy ended and all of Northern France was liberated. After the battle of Normandy ended the Allies prepared to enter Germany. But before the Allied forces entered Germany Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 and Nazi germany surrendered a week after Hitler committed suicide and ended the war in May, 1945 ending World War II (A&E par.