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D-Day, (despite all the celebration behind the specific one on June 6, 1944) is actually the generic Army term for any amphibious landing. There were countless D-Day's throughout Europe and Asia during WW2, but nowadays when someone says D-Day it's 99% sure they are talking about the Allied attack on Normandy, France in 1944.
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The day The Allies invaded France, and told Hitler that his days were numbered. Omaha Beach is the target for many movies and video games etc. because the casualty rate was higher than the other 5 beaches combined. Omaha Beach: 2400 dead/wounded Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Pointe du Hoc: 1675 dead/wounded The landings of D-Day took months of careful planning. The invasion began with the Paratroopers of Americas 101st, and 82nd, along with the British glider soldiers, they secured many towns and villages before daybreak, and also caused alot of chaos for the German ranks before the initial landings. Free French (La' Resistance) sabotaged railway systems used by Germans for supply lines, and sheltered American and British soldiers who were lost, or hiding from German soldiers. Landing Assignments: American: Omaha, Utah, and Pointe Du Hoc British: Sword,and Gold Canada: Juno Commanders: Axis: Erwin Rommel (Germany) Allies: General Dwight D. Eisenhower (U.S.), Bernard Montgomery (British, Canadians) End Result: Casualties: Allies: 4075 Dead/Wounded/Missing Axis: Unknown (most likely in the high thousands) Area taken: All 6 beaches plus surounding towns and villages. I.E. Vierville Sur Mer Date set for invasion: Originally set for June 5th, but because of the random weather of the English channel the landing force could not land until weather was clearer. Date was then set to June 6th, 1944. Misc. Fact: Within a span of a few weeks (from August 25 to September 17 1944) The Allies liberated Paris, liberated 7 villages, the Allies crossed the Siegfried Line into Germany, and Operation Market Garden began (largest airborne invasion in history)in Holland (the third installment in the Brothers In Arms saga will be based on the Airborne drops into Holland, beginning with the jump, to the bitter defeat of the Allied Paratroopers.). This failed operation lights the fuse that will later explode into the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes.
D-Day is a topic often misunderstood because of Hollywoods traditional way of showing the grand Allies fighting the savage Nazis, but we should all remember that not all Germans were Nazis(Rommel for example rejected Nazism, and plotted to assassinate Hitler). If you want to get a clearer view on D-Day I suggest watching Saving Private Ryan, or picking up a book, or documentary.
1. 6th June 1944 - When the troops invaded France in the turning point of WWII 2. When all the Charver scum of Great Britain stagger down to the the job centre to get their 'wages'. D-day is when you can find all the unemployable scum in parks with cheap cider, or bags of heroin/crack trying to have sex with 13 year old girls.
1. There is an educational film on about D-day tonight 2 Chav: Fuckin' d-day comes along get yourself some thatcher's white magic - it's the fuckin' biz an i'm off to be buzzin off my tits in a bit innit