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D-Day - 06.06.1944 [English Version]

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The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.

Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal and the operation had to be delayed 24 hours; a further postponement would have meant a delay of at least two weeks as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days each month were deemed suitable. Adolf Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion.

The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight. Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France at 06:30. The target 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Strong winds blew the landing craft east of their intended positions, particularly at Utah and Omaha. The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach-clearing teams difficult and dangerous. Casualties were heaviest at Omaha, with its high cliffs. At Gold, Juno, and Sword, several fortified towns were cleared in house-to-house fighting, and two major gun emplacements at Gold were disabled, using specialised tanks.

The Allies failed to achieve any of their goals on the first day. Carentan, St. Lô, and Bayeux remained in German hands, and Caen, a major objective, was not captured until 21 July. Only two of the beaches (Juno and Gold) were linked on the first day, and all five beachheads were not connected until 12 June; however, the operation gained a foothold which the Allies gradually expanded over the coming months. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings

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D-Day - 06.06.1944 [German Version]

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Allgemein bekannt als D-Day ist der 6. Juni 1944, der Tag, an dem während des Zweiten Weltkrieges die Landung alliierter Truppen in der Normandie begann und damit die lang geplante Eröffnung einer Westfront der Anti-Hitler-Koalition. D-Day war der Beginn der Operation Overlord, die Landung selbst verlief unter dem Codenamen Operation Neptune.

Die Operation Neptune war ein Teil der unter dem Decknamen Operation Overlord durchgeführten Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Neptune war hierbei der Sturmangriff auf die deutschen Befestigungen in der Normandie und die Etablierung eines Brückenkopfes. Die Operation Neptune begann mit den ersten größeren Übungsmanövern im Januar 1944 und gipfelte in der Landung der Alliierten in der Normandie am 6. Juni 1944, dem D-Day. Das Ende der Operation kann auf den 30. Juni 1944 datiert werden. Die übergeordnete Operation Overlord endete erst am 19. August 1944, als die alliierten Streitkräfte den Fluss Seine in Frankreich überquert hatten. Die Operation Neptune war die bislang umfangreichste Landeoperation der Weltgeschichte.

Operation Overlord (englisch für Oberherr, Lehnsherr) war der Deckname für die in Nordfrankreich 1944 stattfindende Landung der Westalliierten der Anti-Hitler-Koalition im Zweiten Weltkrieg und die damit verbundene Errichtung der von der Sowjetunion zur Entlastung der Roten Armee seit längerem gewünschten zweiten Front gegen das Deutsche Reich. Die Landung vorwiegend mit Hilfe von Schiffen und massiver Luftunterstützung erfolgte im Wesentlichen ab dem 6. Juni 1944 (D-Day) an der französischen Küste des Ärmelkanals östlich von Cherbourg. Nach der Landung und Sicherung eines Brückenkopfs folgte schrittweise die Invasion in der Normandie und ganz Nordfrankreich.^[1][2] Am 25. August 1944 wurde Paris befreit.

Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Day#Landung_in_der_Normandie

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