Today we're going over Mr.Bruns power point again. Today i got assigned to the president Gerold Ford.
D-Day- June 6, 1944, operation overload, Allied invasion of NAzi Controlled France, the assault was conducted in two phazes. 1. an airborn assault landing of 24,000 British, American, Canadian and Free French airborn troops shortly after midnight. 2. an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armored divisions on the coast of France starting at 6:30 a.m. The operation was the largest amphibious invasion in world history with over 160,000 troops.
The Atlantic Wall, an exstensive system of coastal fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944 along the coast of Europe. It was built as a defence against an anticipated Allied invasion of the mainland continant from Great Britain.
Battle Facts, the coldest, snowiest weather 'in memory' in the Ardennes Forest in the German/Belgium border. Over a million men, 500,000 Germans, 600,000 Americans (more than fought at Gettysburg) and 55,000 British. 100.000 German casualties, killed, wounded or captured.
Hitlers Suicide, he took poison and so did his wife and all of his close friends.
Eva Braun, she loved his money and power.
V-E Day May 8, 1945, is the day the war ended. FDR didn't get to live to see the end of the war ends.
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