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The '''Normandy landings''' were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed '''Operation Neptune''' and often referred to as '''D-Day''', it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. | The '''Normandy landings''' were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed '''Operation Neptune''' and often referred to as '''D-Day''', it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. | ||
== Background == | |||
== Prelude == | |||
== Operation Neptune == | |||
=== 5 June === | |||
=== 6 June === | |||
==== 16:55 ==== | |||
At 16:55<!--This is according to the telephone log of Seventh army that Shirer sourced for this quote. There might be a time difference in time zones from whatever the Germans were using compared to the Allies, so that isn't taken into account-->, Adolf Hitler issued an order to Seventh Army headquarters. The order went as follows<!--This is cited in William Shirer's book, so there isn't the original German version provided. Further, the telephone logs seem to not be online. See | |||
https://www.forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=242367https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=235869--><ref>William Shirer, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p.1038, https://archive.org/details/risefallofthirdr50edshir_k3e0/page/1038/mode/2up</ref>:{{Single language document quote|content=::::::::::::::::::::::16:55 hours. June 6, 1944 | |||
:Chief of Staff Western Command emphasized the desire of the Supreme | |||
Command to have the enemy in the bridgehead annihilated by the evening of | |||
June 6 since there exists the danger of additional sea- and airborne landings | |||
for support . . . The bridgehead must be cleaned up by not later than tonight.}} | |||
== Aftermath == | |||
== Citations == | |||
<references /> | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
Revision as of 15:33, 20 November 2022
The Normandy landings (codenamed by the Allies Operation Neptune) were a set of airborne drops and amphibious landings that the Allied powers conducted against Nazi occupied Normandy beginning 5 to 6 June 1944. The objective was to open a new front in Nazi occupied Western Europe against Nazi Germany.
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
Background
Prelude
Operation Neptune
5 June
6 June
16:55
At 16:55, Adolf Hitler issued an order to Seventh Army headquarters. The order went as follows[1]:
16:55 hours. June 6, 1944
Chief of Staff Western Command emphasized the desire of the Supreme
Command to have the enemy in the bridgehead annihilated by the evening of
June 6 since there exists the danger of additional sea- and airborne landings
for support . . . The bridgehead must be cleaned up by not later than tonight.
Aftermath
Citations
- ↑ William Shirer, Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, p.1038, https://archive.org/details/risefallofthirdr50edshir_k3e0/page/1038/mode/2up
Bibliography
Contributors: Paul Sidle