The three websites I used:
1. World War Two Museum-New Orleans
This website is credible because it is a ".org", it has contact information, and it has more than three links that work properly.
2.The National D-Day Memorial
This website can be trusted due to the ".org", the many different links that work properly, copyright 2013, and it also has contact information.
3.Wikipedia
This well-known website is credible due to ".org", the date and time it was last modified, and more than three links that work correctly.
Summary
Website 1 "June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion date was unknown and weather dependent" (website 1). There was about 156,000 Allied troops. "The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied casualties." (website 1). By June 11th the beaches had been secured. Paris was liberated on August 25th. Germany surrendered on May 8,1945. The leaders included,
"United States – Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley
The United Kingdom – Bernard Law Montgomery, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Arthur Tedder, Miles Dempsey, Bertram Ramsay
Germany – Erwin Rommel, Gerd von Rundstedt, Friedrich Dollmann" (website 1).
Website 2 "Overlord was the largest air, land, and sea operation undertaken before or since June 6, 1944. The landing included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 service men. " (website 2). The D stood for the day of invasion. "They designate day and hour for an operation when the actual day and hour have not yet been determined or announced." (website 2). At first, they were unsure what day D-Day would take place. "D-Day for the invasion of Normandy was set for June 5, 1944, but it actually occurred on June 6. Therefore, D-Day, as it applies to Overlord, is June 6, 1944." (website 2). D-Day was set for June fifth, but due to weather conditions, D-Day took place the day after.
Website 3 World War 2 in 1944 was when The Battle of Normandy was fought. Allied forces joined together to fight German forces. "The purpose of the Normandy invasion, codenamed Operation OVERLORD, was to get the Allied army onto the continent of Europe." (website 3). For operation Overlord there were new technology advances made. "The "mulberry", a mobile concrete harbor, allowed the Allies to supply their soldiers on the beach without capturing one of the heavily defended Channel ports." (website 3). This mulberry was designed by General Percy Hobart, he was a military engineer.
"United States – Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley
The United Kingdom – Bernard Law Montgomery, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Arthur Tedder, Miles Dempsey, Bertram Ramsay
Germany – Erwin Rommel, Gerd von Rundstedt, Friedrich Dollmann" (website 1).
Website 2 "Overlord was the largest air, land, and sea operation undertaken before or since June 6, 1944. The landing included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 service men. " (website 2). The D stood for the day of invasion. "They designate day and hour for an operation when the actual day and hour have not yet been determined or announced." (website 2). At first, they were unsure what day D-Day would take place. "D-Day for the invasion of Normandy was set for June 5, 1944, but it actually occurred on June 6. Therefore, D-Day, as it applies to Overlord, is June 6, 1944." (website 2). D-Day was set for June fifth, but due to weather conditions, D-Day took place the day after.
Website 3 World War 2 in 1944 was when The Battle of Normandy was fought. Allied forces joined together to fight German forces. "The purpose of the Normandy invasion, codenamed Operation OVERLORD, was to get the Allied army onto the continent of Europe." (website 3). For operation Overlord there were new technology advances made. "The "mulberry", a mobile concrete harbor, allowed the Allies to supply their soldiers on the beach without capturing one of the heavily defended Channel ports." (website 3). This mulberry was designed by General Percy Hobart, he was a military engineer.
Conclusion
- There were many allied troops that went along the fifty-mile beach in Normandy.
- Due to weather, D-Day was postponed until the next day.
- There were technology advancements made to help with operation overlord.