D-Day Invasion Normandy WW II discussion

shania · 06-06-2008, 01:22 AM

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D-Day Invasion Normandy WW II

In the morning of June 6 an invasion fleet of some 7,000 ships landed American and British divisions on Normandy beaches. Airborne divisions dropped behind the German lines. In the air Allies had complete command. This invasion was decisive and the outcome of the war in Europe depended upon its success.

In the first week the Allies established beachheads between Cherbourg and the city of Caen along a 60-mile-wide strip. Within a week they drove about 20 miles inland. Casualties for the landing were about 15,000 out of some 150,000 engaged.

The British captured Caen on July 9. The Americans broke out of their beachhead positions on July 25. Armored columns headed inland, and Paris fell to the Allies on August 25.

shania · 06-06-2008, 01:27 AM

Juno beach was invaded by the Canadians, not the British. Scotty from Star Track being one of those brave men.
If a simple fact like this is missing, then this entire map can't be trusted.

Captain Hornblower · 06-06-2008, 05:06 AM

You are right, Juno beach was the sector of the Canadian forces. Anyway, other maps also just talk about British and American forces. Probably they put Canada closer to Great Britain due to this Commonwealth stuff, but we don't know.

06-06-2008, 01:22 AM	#1
shania Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	D-Day Invasion Normandy WW II discussion This is a discussion thread for the following file: D-Day Invasion Normandy WW II In the morning of June 6 an invasion fleet of some 7,000 ships landed American and British divisions on Normandy beaches. Airborne divisions dropped behind the German lines. In the air Allies had complete command. This invasion was decisive and the outcome of the war in Europe depended upon its success. In the first week the Allies established beachheads between Cherbourg and the city of Caen along a 60-mile-wide strip. Within a week they drove about 20 miles inland. Casualties for the landing were about 15,000 out of some 150,000 engaged. The British captured Caen on July 9. The Americans broke out of their beachhead positions on July 25. Armored columns headed inland, and Paris fell to the Allies on August 25.

06-06-2008, 05:06 AM	#3
Captain Hornblower Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Koblenz, Germany Posts: 1,903	You are right, Juno beach was the sector of the Canadian forces. Anyway, other maps also just talk about British and American forces. Probably they put Canada closer to Great Britain due to this Commonwealth stuff, but we don't know. __________________ Software is like entropy. It is difficult to grasp, weighs nothing, and obeys the second law of thermodynamics; i.e., it always increases. Norman R. Augustine

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06-06-2008, 01:27 AM	#2
shania Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	Juno beach was invaded by the Canadians, not the British. Scotty from Star Track being one of those brave men. If a simple fact like this is missing, then this entire map can't be trusted.