events leading up to d-day

  • WW2

    WW2
    Britain and France declare war on germany after germany invated Poland, the phoney war took place after where neather side launched major attacks
  • germany invades

    germany invades
    germany invades france, belgium, holland, norway and denmark. they are all defeded fast and in result they called it blitzkrieg meaning "lighting war"
  • The Blitz

    The Blitz
    Germany couldnt launch an invasion by sea, so Germany goes for a series of heavy bombing attacks on Britain’s cities.
  • germany fails to dominate

    germany fails to dominate
    during the battle of britan, germany trys to dominate over the britain royal air force but fails, but the defete of it later allows germany to invade britain
  • Invasion

    Invasion
    Germany invades their former allince the Soviet Union, This begins the bloody struggle on the Eastern Front, this continues till the end of the war
  • pearl harbour

    pearl harbour
    Japan attacks the US fleet at Pearl Harbour, causeing serious damage and involving the the US in the Second World War. Germany declares war on the USA, bringing America into the war in Europe. The USA focuses on defeteing germany and not paying alot of attention to japan, this sparks a chain of events leadeing to d-day.
  • preparation

    preparation
    (Operation Bolero) The build-up of US forces in Britain begins, getting ready for D-DAY
  • raid

    raid
    The Allied raid on the French town of Dieppe is repulsed with alot of deaths. The raid illustrates how hard the Allied invasion of Europe would be.
  • U.S. and Britain invade North Africa

    U.S. and Britain invade North Africa
  • Planning D Day

    Planning D Day
    An Anglo-American staff was made to plan the D Day invasion headed by Lieutenant General Morgan
  • U.S invades Sicily beggining the invasion of Europe

    U.S invades Sicily beggining the invasion of Europe
  • Allies take over Italy

    Allies take over Italy
    Allies land in Sicily and create a new front in Europe.
  • Terhan Confrence between Churchill, Stalin, and FDR

    Terhan Confrence between Churchill, Stalin, and FDR
  • General Eisenhower greets troops

    General Eisenhower greets troops
    Eisenhower spoke with the 101st Airborne before they invaded Normandy.
  • D'DAY

    D'DAY
    The Normandy beach storming and invasion of France.