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On the morning of June 6th, 1944, the largest invasion in history landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.
This evening, June 5th, marked the departure of the ships destined to make history on the shores of France.
The paratroopers who were expected to suffer 80% casualties, were preparing to jump into the night.
By morning, Canadians at Juno Beach, Americans at Omaha and Utau Beaches, British troops at Gold and Sword were moving forward defying the claims of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler that the "third reich would last a thousand years".
For the people of western Europe, who had suffered under Nazi rule for many long years, the hour of deliverance was near.
On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops.
11,590 aircraft were available to support the landings. On D-Day, Allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties, and 127 were lost.
In the airborne landings on both flanks of the beaches, 2395 aircraft and 867 gliders of the RAF and USAAF were used on D-Day.
Operation Neptune involved huge naval forces, including 6939 vessels: 1213 naval combat ships, 4126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft and 864 merchant vessels. Some 195,700 personnel were assigned to Operation Neptune: 52,889 US, 112,824 British, and 4988 from other Allied countries.
http://www.dday.org/
Voices of D-Day; http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/dday_audio.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/
The number of America deaths on D-day, that single historic day stagger the mind when you contrast the deaths in the Iraq war.
1465 American soldiers were killed on D-day.
Total Allied casualties on D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. The Canadians lost 946 casualties. The US forces lost 6603 men. Note that the casualty figures for smaller units do not always add up to equal these overall figures exactly, however (this simply reflects the problems of obtaining accurate casualty statistics).
Casualties on the British beaches were roughly 1000 on Gold Beach and the same number on Sword Beach. The remainder of the British losses were amongst the airborne troops: some 600 were killed or wounded, and 600 more were missing; 100 glider pilots also became casualties. The losses of 3rd Canadian Division at Juno Beach have been given as 340 killed, 574 wounded and 47 taken prisoner.
The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach.
Lest we forget!
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This evening, June 5th, marked the departure of the ships destined to make history on the shores of France.
The paratroopers who were expected to suffer 80% casualties, were preparing to jump into the night.
By morning, Canadians at Juno Beach, Americans at Omaha and Utau Beaches, British troops at Gold and Sword were moving forward defying the claims of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler that the "third reich would last a thousand years".
For the people of western Europe, who had suffered under Nazi rule for many long years, the hour of deliverance was near.
On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. The American forces landed numbered 73,000: 23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops. In the British and Canadian sector, 83,115 troops were landed (61,715 of them British): 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7900 airborne troops.
11,590 aircraft were available to support the landings. On D-Day, Allied aircraft flew 14,674 sorties, and 127 were lost.
In the airborne landings on both flanks of the beaches, 2395 aircraft and 867 gliders of the RAF and USAAF were used on D-Day.
Operation Neptune involved huge naval forces, including 6939 vessels: 1213 naval combat ships, 4126 landing ships and landing craft, 736 ancillary craft and 864 merchant vessels. Some 195,700 personnel were assigned to Operation Neptune: 52,889 US, 112,824 British, and 4988 from other Allied countries.
http://www.dday.org/
Voices of D-Day; http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/dday_audio.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/
The number of America deaths on D-day, that single historic day stagger the mind when you contrast the deaths in the Iraq war.
1465 American soldiers were killed on D-day.
Total Allied casualties on D-Day are estimated at 10,000, including 2500 dead. British casualties on D-Day have been estimated at approximately 2700. The Canadians lost 946 casualties. The US forces lost 6603 men. Note that the casualty figures for smaller units do not always add up to equal these overall figures exactly, however (this simply reflects the problems of obtaining accurate casualty statistics).
Casualties on the British beaches were roughly 1000 on Gold Beach and the same number on Sword Beach. The remainder of the British losses were amongst the airborne troops: some 600 were killed or wounded, and 600 more were missing; 100 glider pilots also became casualties. The losses of 3rd Canadian Division at Juno Beach have been given as 340 killed, 574 wounded and 47 taken prisoner.
The breakdown of US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured. Of the total US figure, 2499 casualties were from the US airborne troops (238 of them being deaths). The casualties at Utah Beach were relatively light: 197, including 60 missing. However, the US 1st and 29th Divisions together suffered around 2000 casualties at Omaha Beach.
Lest we forget!
TIZ
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