An explainer video about D-Day to the fall of Germany in WWII.
This day has set upon me a mighty endeavor a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
The invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944, known as D-Day, was one of the most significant Allied operations during the Second World War.
A Brief History of D-Day – June 6, 1944
This day has set upon me a mighty endeavor a struggle to preserve our republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
The invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944, known as D-Day, was one of the most significant Allied operations during the Second World War.
On that day, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air, and land assault on German occupied France. The name for the amphibious landings was Operation Neptune.
During the operation, ground troops landed across five beaches. By the end of the day the allies began their advance into France.
Later the same month, the Soviet Red Army began a major offensive known as Operation Bagration, eliminating an entire German Army group and inflicting nearly half a million access casualties.
Soviet troops continued to fight through Eastern Europe, liberating many concentration camps and entering German territory in the fall of 1944.
After breaking out of the Normandy peninsula, the Allies advanced rapidly across France until met by stiffening German resistance near the countries western borders.
In December 1944 the Germans launched their last major offensive through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg, which would be known to history as the Battle of the Bulge.
By late January, Germany was incapable of stopping the advancing Allied armies though fierce fighting continued. The western allies crossed the Rhine in March 1945.
American and Soviet forces linked up at Elbe River on April 25th, 1945. The Soviet Red Army captured Berlin on May 2nd, 1945 and the War in Europe finally came to a close with Germany unconditionally surrendering on May 7th, 1945, a week after Hitler’s suicide.
Many across Great Britain, Western Europe, Canada, the U.S., and Australia celebrated the following day when victory in Europe was announced.
Thank you Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Stinson for the video!
