What Is The Cause Of The D-Day Invasion Of Normandy

The D-Day invasion of Normandy, France that happened in June 6, 1944 was the pivotal point of World War II. It was a battle between the Allied Forces of World II and Nazi Germany; the whole reason to do such an invasion was to liberate the North-Western part of Europe from Nazi control. In the end, the Allied Forces came out victorious. However, this would not have been possible had the British not taken a part of it. The British military provided tremendous help even in the early hours before the D-Day invasion started.
The invasion consisted of conquering 5 landing points in the coast area of Normandy. These landing points were called Juno, Gold, Sword, Utah and Omaha; all of which were beach sights. The British military were responsible for conquering Gold and Sword while the other Allies took over the rest. The British 6th Airborne Divisions carried out operations before the Normandy landings to lure many German forces away from where the Allies’ troops will be deployed. Not only did they lure enemies away but they also established security though the Orne River which “ would shield the
One was called Operation Titanic which was planned by the “London Controlling Section (LCS), under the supervision of British War Secretary Oliver Stanley” (Thompson 8). This operation involved deploying fake paratrooper dummies throughout France which would cause the Germans to move to those areas. These dummies were stuffed with cotton, had a parachute, and had human-like shape. These dummies also “carried rifle and machine gun simulators designed to explode and simulate the sounds of small arms fire” (Barbier 72). The British tried their best make the dummies seem like real paratroopers; these dummies would self-destruct after landing “leaving behind only the charred remains of a parachute indicating a paratrooper tried to burn his chute in order to destroy evidence of his landing” (Barbier