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=D-Day= D-day is a day during World War II when the allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to establish a foothold on Europe. The "D" in D-day doesn't actually have a meaning, or purpose. The "D" means the day in which a military operation began upon. D-day started on June 6, 1944. The actual purpose of D-day was to make France free from "Nazi tyranny." The name of the operation of D-day was "Operation Overlord."

In December 1943, President Roosevelt appointed General Eisenhower as the "supreme allied commander,"and he gave him orders to enter Europe and "undertake the operations aimed at the heart of Germany." When General Dwight Eisenhower talked about D-day, he called the operation "a crusade in which we will accept nothing less than full victory."

The allied forces knew that they needed some kind of plan to trick Germany out of thinking that they were attacking from the English canal. The only other logical location to attack from was the Pas de Calais. So the allied forces planted "dummy" tanks and trucks on a barg on the Pas de Calais in order to make the Germans think that they were attacking from that location. When the Germans had their reconossance planes fly over the Pas de calais, the tanks and trucks looked real, and the Germans focused on the Pas de Calais. Because of that stratigic plan created by Gen. Eisenhower, there were half as many Germans as there would have been if they didn't do that.

In 1943, Andrew Jackson Higgins created the U-boat. He planned to maket these boats to be used to rescue drowning victims of the Mississippi River. His attempt failed, but in 1944 he got a contratc with the U.S. military and these boats were used at many important points of the war, but most were used on D-day. By clicking here, you can find more information on[|Andrew Jackson Higgins].

What was the code name for D-day?

Who appointed General Dwight Eisenhower as "supreme allied commander?"

What was the name of the location where the allies pretended to set up an attack?