Similarities And Differences Did The Allied Forces Involved In The D-Day Invasion

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Dwight D. Eisenhower once stated “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it”. Dwight D. Eisenhower lead the invasion on Normandy. The invasion of Normandy was also called “D-day”. In this essay questions about D-day will be answered such as: How many forces were involved in the D-day invasion? What advantages and disadvantages did the allied forces have in the invasion of Normandy? And what was the aftermath of the invasion on D-day? These questions will be explored in depth in this essay.
This section will answer the question of how many allied forces were involved in the the D-day invasion. The allies had a very large force fighting to reclaim Normandy. They had about 156,000 …show more content…

The allies had a very heavy control of the air and the sea. Germany couldn't deploy all their forces to protect the english channel because the rest of France had to be defended. Also the allies had broken Germany’s code called “ULTRA” and could read their radio messages. The allies had a very strong advantage against German forces.
For the last question this paragraph will explain what the aftermath of the invasion of Normandy (D-day). After D-day all but only a fraction of France was liberated by the allies. Belgium was occupied by United States, British, and Canadian forces. The death toll was: allies counted 200,000 dead, Germans counted 300,000 dead, and 12,000 French civilians died on D-day. Even though the death toll was high the allies had come out with a victory in Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower, who lead the D-day invasion once stated “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it”. Although the allied troops on their way to Normandy’s shore were frightened beyond imagination, they wanted to fight for their country and defend ones who can not defend themselves. That is what i think Dwight D. Eisenhower meant by that quote. In this paper we explored the answers to many questions about D-day of the Normandy invasion, the advantages of the allies, the forces involved, and the aftermath of the

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