Ike leads Operation

1. Chapter 8: America Victorious Ike leads Operation O.V.E.R.L.O.R.D.

2. Chapter 8: America Victorious “Overlord:” D-day’s codename O. • D-day is short of “day of attack” • The first use of the term “D-day” is believed to have been during World War I when the American army attacked St. Mihiel in France

3. Chapter 8: America Victorious Vessels: 7000 in armada V. • Over 195,000 naval ships delivered the combined Allied invasion force

4. Chapter 8: America Victorious Europe’s “second front” E. • Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin had been pushing for another front in Europe since 1942 • Stalin was in a fierce fight with the Nazis on the Eastern Front and felt a second front in France would release pressure on his troops

5. Chapter 8: America Victorious Rommel commands “fortress Europa” R. • German General Erwin Rommel commanded Nazi’s forces in France • Rommel was a hero for his victories in the African desert • Hitler believed the western beaches in France were impervious to invasion, hence “fortress Europa”

6. Chapter 8: America Victorious Lands in Normandy, France L. • The beaches of Normandy were code named UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, and SWORD • American forces landed at UTAH and OMAHA

7. Chapter 8: America Victorious Over 132,000 men + 30,000 vehicles O. • The U.S. suffered 6,000 casualties during the Normandy landing • Britain and Canada combined for 4,300 casualties

8. Chapter 8: America Victorious Results: Nazi defeat R. • The Normandy invasion will set the course for Nazi Germany’s ultimate defeat • Germany will surrender on May 8, 1945 (VE-Day)

9. Chapter 8: America Victorious Date: June 6, 1944 D.