World War II
What's It all About?
D-Day.
Battle:
o On June 6th at 5am, America, Britain, and Canada sent a fleet of troops from Britain to France
o Canada was made to occupy one of the five major beaches that the troops were designated to take over (Juno) with British and American troops taking over the other four.
o 155,000 troops, 50,000 vehicles, 11,000 planes and 5,000 ships were prepared for this battle
o 14,000 of those soldiers were Canadian and the ships were supplied by the Royal Canadian Navy, sending also 10,000 sailors
o Canadian army was under control of British commander, Bernard Montgomery
Timeline:
2:15am: Notice for the Germans on a large scale attack by the Allied forces
4:15am: Confirmation of the attack
6am: Normandy’s beaches were visibly lined with Allied ships
6:30am: US soldiers travel to the shores of Utah and Omaha beaches
-those who made it ashore found it impossible to travel 200m of open beach and survive
7:30am: British and Canadian troops arrive at their designated beaches; Juno, Gold and Sword.
-high tide leaving less beach to travel
8:00am: German guns silenced by the Allies
6pm: Allies have successfully travelled 6km inland, securing their place in Normandy. Winston Churchill also announces to House of Commons that this process was a success.
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