D Day took place on 6 June 1944. D Day was planned for 5 June, but was delayed because of bad The invasion was led by General weather. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The naval troops were led by British General Bertram Ramsay. Thousands of ships carried 175,000 The worst fighting occurred at troops. Utah Beach where 2,400 American troops were killed or Soldiers also came from many wounded. countries. By nighttime on 6 June, Allied The Allied troops surprised the troops were winning. Germans by landing in Normandy. The paratroopers took control of bridges and railways so the Germans couldn’t get more supplies.
D Day took place on 6 June 1944. The invasion was led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Thousands of ships carried 175,000 troops. Soldiers also came from many countries. The Allied troops surprised the Germans by landing in Normandy. D Day was planned for 5 June, but was delayed because of bad weather. The naval troops were led by British General Bertram Ramsay. The worst fighting occurred at Utah Beach where 2,400 American troops were killed or wounded. By nighttime on 6 June, Allied troops were winning. The paratroopers took control of bridges and railways so the Germans couldn’t get more supplies.
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