Hey guys Im really interested in D-Day and know quite a bit about it, but probably not enough to argue about it but anyway I was wondering if anyone could just put down what they know about it or links to good sites about it. Thanks!
Start here: Western Europe 1943 - 1945 - World War II Forums go down the list looking at pertinent threads.
Please note that we don't argue but discuss these matters, in Civil discussions on point of views concerning many Matters of WWII. Operation Over Lord you Say I say which Version? I's got you the "Bill O'Reilly Version" a great source, since hiss "Prime Source" not Secondary. Operation Overlord - Plans and Preparation Operation Overlord - Juno Beach - The Canadians On D-Day OUTLINE OF OPERATION OVERLORD Outline of Operation OVERLORD
Basicially it was a landing of mainly American and British troops landing on the beaches of normady and liberating France. A documentary can be watched here: D-Day June 6, 1944
Is that the one where John Wayne saved Europe from the Nazis? I forget. HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Cross-Channel Attack
First Question I ask is, why do you have a flame burning Under your Reputation Points Mainly American & British Troops You say Yes Canadians had a Tea Party on Bernières-sur-Mer.
The flame wasnt even my fault , it is another persons problem. Yes i know Canadian, Polish, Belgian, Dutch and French troops took part- thats why i said Mainly.
Ok thanks for The heads-Up concerning the Flame. D-Day Maps++++ show 3 Main Countries. The French small force landed with the British on Sword Beach Sword Beach (British) Juno Beach (Canadian) Gold Beach (British) Omaha Beach (American) Utah Beach (American)
huh. i thought only the Americans, Canadians, and British soldiers fought on D-Day...were the others (Polish, Belgian, Dutch and French) just kinda scattered around the beaches or did the Polish, Belgian, Dutch, and French fight along certain beaches (like if the French fought on Juno beach, or if they fought on every one, etc., etc.,)?
Exerpts taken from here HyperWar: The War in Western Europe: Part 1 (June to December, 1944) (which would probably be a good primer for reading about D-Day June 6 1944) The Invasion Force.--The land, sea, and air strength of the Allied Expeditionary Force on 6 June 1944 was 2,876,000 officers and men. The ground forces included thirty-nine divisions available in the United Kingdom: Infantry Armored Airborne Total United States Thirteen Infantry Five Armoured 2 Airborne for a total of 20 Divisions British Nine Infantry Four Armoured One Airborne for a total of 14 Divisions Canadian Two Infantry 1 Armoured for a total of Three Divisions French One Armoured for a Total of One Division Polish One Armoured for a Total of One Division Total 24 Infantry Divisions 12 Armoured Divisions 3 Airborne Division for a Total of 39 Divisions landed on June 6 1944 With attached antiaircraft, tank destroyer, and tank units, these divisions approximated 17,000 men each. In addition, there were hundreds of corps and army units, such as field artillery, engineers, signal, quartermaster, and ordnance, that were to be employed primarily to support these divisions. There were also heavy contingents of base troops, transport units, ground crews, hospitals, and every type of repair and maintenance organization. Furthermore, about forty divisions would be ready to sail from the United States as rapidly as ports in Britain or on the Continent could receive them; and ten divisions, some of them French, were scheduled to join in the attack from the Mediterranean area. I n addition to the divisions tabulated above, the following higher ground-force headquarters were also in the United Kingdom: the United States 1st Army Group, First and Third Armies, and V, VII, VIII, XII, XV, XIX, and XX Corps; the British 21st Army Group, Second Army, and I, VIII, XII, and XXX Corps; and the Canadian First Army and II Corps. There were also contingents of about a brigade each of Dutch, Czech, and Belgian forces.
