D - Day
It was June 6th, 1994 when the Allies stormed the beach of Normandy, France while under the command of Dwight. D Eisenhower. The allies used surprise as a strategy to take down the Axis Powers. D-day was a code word used to describe the day that the allies would attack and h-hour was also a code used to describe the hour that they would attack. It wasn't until 4:15 that the axis powers had gotten the news that they were under attack, and by 7:30 the British and Canadian troops were helping the other troops attack.
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Operation Overlord
D - Day is one of the biggest wars in European theatre but it was only the beginning. D - day was actually part of another battle that the allies had been planning. This battle is called Operation Overlord and it is the largest amphibious operation in history. Operation Overlord started with D - Day on June 6th, 1944 and ended on August 25th, 1944 with a victory for the allies. During this battle there were over 450,000 casualties.
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Battle of Berlin
The Battle of berlin is extremely important because it was the final major offense of European theatre. The Battle of Berlin started on April 16th, 1945 and ended on May 02, 1945. Before the battle was even over, Adolf Hitler and several of his followers killed themselves. In total, about 170,00 people died during the Battle of Berlin.
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