World War II: D-Day

One of the two projected days that was supposed to have the best weather for the invasion. The D-Day operation was canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions.

May 17, 1944

D-Day

Period: May 17, 1944 to Aug 10, 1944

The second of the two projected Days, the weather forecast for June 5 was cloudy skies, heavy rain, and troubling seas. The invasion had to be put of for another day.

Jun 5, 1944

1000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German batteries placed at the Normandy assault area, while 3,000 Allied ships cross the English Channel in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.

Jun 5, 1944

Operation Neptune: An Allied armada attempted to capture the port at Cherbourg and fake military operations were run to deceive the German force. Dummy parachutists, and radar-jamming devices were dropped into areas as to make German radar screens believ

Jun 5, 1944

An Allied armada attempted to capture the port at Cherbourg and fake military operations were run to deceive the German force. Dummy parachutists, and radar-jamming devices were dropped into areas as to make German radar screens believe there was an Allied convoy already on the move. The effectiveness of this method was impressive enough to make an entire German infantry regiment away from move away from its position just six miles from the actual Normandy landing beaches.

By early morning, 18,000 British and American parachutists were landed, and American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha beaches. British divisions and Canadian troops landed at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches.

Jun 6, 1944

Paratroopers cut phone lines and knocked down telephone poles. The first bombers started to attack targets around the beachhead to make it easier for Allied troops to invade.

Jun 6, 1944

A ten-miles deep and sixty miles wide bridgehead was established by the troops that landed on the beach in all fronts starting from Utah.

Jun 6, 1944

Allied troops landed more than 175,000 troops, 600 warships, and nearly 10,000 bombers and other warplanes by the end of the day, showing the first foothold the Allied force had in Nazi Germany.

Jun 6, 1944

Operation Deadstick launched a glider assault at 00:16 on the bridges over the Caen canal and the River Orne. This prevented German intervention from a flank attack and allowed Allies to be prepared to launch any attack on Caen from the east.

Jun 6, 1944

Because a strong foundation had been set up in France, Allies launched bombing missions for the first time on German positions from recaptured airfields on the French Mainland.

Jun 9, 1944

Six days after the initial D-Day invasion, the Allies have cemented a solid offensive line along the Normandy beaches.

Jun 12, 1944

Allies took control of the French port city of Cherbourg. Slowly pushing inwards, the Allied forces were slowly regaining control of France.

Jul 7, 1944

After four year of German control, the Allies liberate Paris with the help of French resistance troops and overall regained control of France.

Aug 10, 1944