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= Normandy Invasion   (D-Day)   By: Kathleen & Skye = =  = = = =Normandy invasion, operation overload,broke on June 6th, 1944. General Eisenhower directed this invasion. Eisenhower commanded about 1200 warships, 800 transport ships, 4000 landing craft, 10000 airplanes and hundreds of tanks. The idea was the troops would cross the English Channel by ship and land on one of the beaches of Normandy, France. The Allied troops soon took over the 5 beaches. Out of the five becahes Omaha beach was known to be the bloodest.America and British troops overcame the Nazi defenses because of their lack of supplies, casualties and the weather. =

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