Historical Analysis - World War 2 D Day

Introduction

During World War II, there were several landings: Dieppe (Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942), North Africa (Operation Torch, November 8, 1942), Anzio (Operation Shingle, January 22, 1944), Sicily (Operation Husky, July 9, 1944), etc. While some were successful, others do not. Thus, the landing of June 6 was uncertain about the outcome.

Discussion

D-Day (translation from English D-Day) is a generic term used by military to indicate the day on which to start an attack or combat operation (Tucker & Roberts). Historically, the term used to refer to D-Day June 6 of 1944, the day which began operation called Operation Overlord. This operation was to carry out a large landing on the beaches of Normandy as a strategy to end the Second World War, but began at dawn, with the launch of paratrooper belonging to the navy of the United States, they were of the 101th and 82nd (Litoff, Barrett & Smith). This day, when the allied troops advanced on the French coast, marked the beginning of the liberation of Europe occupied by the western Nazi Germany during World War II (Adams). The terms D-Day and H Hour are used to mark the day and time at which to start an attack or operation, in circumstances where the date and time have not yet been determined or is it absolutely secret. D Day and H Hour are unique for all units participating in a particular operation (Tucker & Roberts).

The operation was commanded by U.S. General Eisenhower, who was to land tens of thousands of men in the heart of the Nazi empire. The defending forces were commanded by Marshal Rommel, but this was in Germany on the landing (Litoff, Barrett & Smith). The fight on the beaches was fierce, but the June 29 allies already had ...