GCSE History Coursework D-Day is considered as a significant event in World War Two which acted as a catalyst for allied victory. In this essay I will argue that D-Day was significant in long and short term and that it brought victory sooner for the Allies and reduced deaths for both the Allies and the Axis. I will measure the short term significance through the amount of deaths and resources it required or saved, its impact on winning the war. The impact on winning the war will be compared to other events to see its overall strategic significance in winning the war. I will measure the long term significance through how well the date is still remembered today compared to how well other significant events of WWII are remembered. D-Day acted as a catalyst in World War …show more content…
The invasion of operation Neptune to the Normandy beaches allowed the Allies to establish a foothold in France to create a two front war allowing the war to move at a faster pace preventing deaths, On D-Day i1200 planes and 5000 vessels crossed the English Channel. There were ii200,000 German casualties and a further 200,000 captured compared to the 210,000 allied deaths. This was a great victory for the Allies as it gained the foothold they needed as well as a victory in terms of casualties. It provided a great morale boost for the soldiers because they were back in the war. The new confidence allowed the soldiers to execute operation Overlord at a fast rate and go on to reclaim the key points of France and push further where the 11th armoured division pushed through the German territory to find the camp of Bergen-Belsen where they liberated iii60,000 emaciated and ill prisoners. Operation Overlord was accomplished quickly because of the large numbers or aircrafts and ships the Allies had on their side. This was significant in the short term