The Invasion Of Normandy

By the end of August, the Allies had already pushed through Normandy and Paris had been liberated from the Germans. The reason the Allies invaded Normandy in the first place was due to the need to invade Europe and transport all the troops for the invasion. This battle was vital to the whole war. If it failed, we may not have liberated France from Germany at all. We may have been able to invade Germany, but it would have made it a lot more difficult. Around the end of June, the Allied forces had been pushing and pushing until they reached 850,000 men and 150,000 vehicles landed. This victory would set them up quite nice for the even greater part of the war they had to fight. This war was obviously the invasion of Germany.
As I stated earlier,
this battle was a turning point for the Allies. Many keys and factors went into this battle. If we did not have the brilliant minds of the people who thought this day out, then there is no telling what would have happened. No great leader can just dive into a battle. It takes much planning, skill, and experience. The Germans were ready, but they also weren't ready. There were ready in a way because they already had forces stationed there. They weren't ready because a good amount of their troops had been lured into one of the Allies’ great schemes. This is why the Allies would have an upperhand in the battle. They obtained the element of surprise. The masterminds of the great deception plan executed that scheme quite impressively. It was a long shot, but a somewhat rewarding one.