D-DAY LANDINGS (June 6, 1944) #Utah Beach - 23,250 American troops were landed. US 1st Army 7th and 5th US Corps #Omaha Beach - 34,250 American troops were landed. 29th and 1st US Div. #Gold Beach - 24,970 British troops were landed. 50th Division, British 2nd Army #Juno Beach - 21,400 Canadian troops were landed. 3rd Canadian Div. #Sword Beach - 28,845 British troops were landed. 3rd British Div. By 12th June 326,000 troops and 54,000 vehicles were on the beaches. By 2nd July 2 another 929,000 men and 177,000 vehicles had been put ashore.
On the first day of Operation Overlord, 160,000 troops landed with many more following.
This was the day operation OVERLORD was carried out and U.S. troops moved into France.
The Allies won Operation Overlord
It was known as Operation Overlord, and D-Day was the first day of it.
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At Operation Overlord, there were 1.452 million troops from the Allies and 380,000 men from Germany. The casualties were 226,000 for the Allies and 400,000 for the Germans.
On the first day of Operation Overlord, 160,000 troops landed with many more following.
the Normandy Coast, AKA France
A total of 16,000 were credited with service in Operation Overlord.
This was the day operation OVERLORD was carried out and U.S. troops moved into France.
The destruction of all the mains towns, and of many villages of Normandy, under allied bombs caused 50,000 civilian casualties among French civilians. More children died as a result of the bombs, than German troops because of the combats.
The Allies won Operation Overlord
It was known as Operation Overlord, and D-Day was the first day of it.
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was the Commander of Operation Overlord
Bernard Montgomery was the general for the U.S army in Operation Overlord.
It was called D-day or Operation Overlord.
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