D-day

they ensured the troops were well supplied once they had landed because

they had floating harbors called Mulberries which were constructed- an underwater pipeline nicknamed PLUTO was created to ensure a rapid supply of oil

two events slowed down the allied advance to Germany and meant that Soviet troops reached Berlin first

Arnhem operation and the Battle of the Bulge

the d-day landings were a success because (4)

German defences in Normandy area were not strong because they had such a long coastline (whole of Northern France to protect)

the d-day landings were a success because (2)

Germans were slow to react to the landings and send reinforcements because they were convinced it was a decoy and the real landings would take place in Calais

British General Montgomery used

paratroopers behind German lines to secure the Rhine bridges whilst ground troops rapidly advanced to the river

At Bastogne

reinforcements secured the area as German advances short of fuel ground to a halt

The allies recaptured the areas initially lost to the Germans in

several weeks and by March 1945 they were closing in on Berlin but Soviet troops in April who reached the German capital first

the d-day landings were important because (1)

the allies were given a much needed foothold on the continent- mulberries were quickly erected as makeshift harbors until the allies captured Cherbourg on 25th June which meant they had a deep water port

at Omaha

1. the Americans came up against a top division of the German army 2. the German army were on a training exercise 3. the beach was eventually secured at a cost of 3,000 troops

The Germans suffered

100,000 casualties and had used up their final reserves of troops, planes, tanks and were now defeated

The attack was launched on

16th December and took the American troops completely by surprise and were surrounded in the Bastogne area

The Arnhem Operation began on

17th September with early successes however British troops failed to take the key bridge at Arnhem whilst advancing allied troops were held up by bad weather and the presence of strong German troops

the allies initially prepared for the invasion as

Britain and America had been preparing for 2 years, taking countless aerial photographs before deciding on the most suitable 5 beaches to land on

The battle of the Bulge began on

December 1944 when Hitler decided on one last final attempt to defeat the allies, choosing the Ardennes (the area of success for Blitzkrieg in 1940)

the troops carried in the 7,000 naval vessels landed

on five beaches as early as 6.30 am, British and Canadian troops landed on Gold, Juno and Sword beach, american troops landed on Utah and Omaha

Arnhem Operation was in

September 1944- attempt by the allies to achieve a rapid advance through Holland to end the war by Christmas

by the end of day the allies had

landed 156,000 troops with supporting mechanized vehicles

the d-day landings were important because (4)

after Falaise the allies made rapid advances through Northern France, liberating Paris on 25th August

involved in the largest amphibious landing in Northern France were

all three armed forces: army, navy and air force

the d-day landings were a success because (1)

allied bombing of the Calais area in months beforehand foooeld Germans into believing this was where the allies wanted to land

Eisenhower had never been keen on the plan

and reverted to a slow, careful advance on a broad front

thousands of Us and British troops in the build up to d-day

arrived in Britain and were trained in landing on defended beaches

the d-day landings were important because (3)

at Falaise the allies surrounded the German seventh army and fifth panzer army, in the space of 8 days the Germans lost more than 10,000 men whilst 50,000 were taken prisoner

the allies ensured they had air superiority by

attacking Luftwaffe bases and the German aircraft Industry

the d-day landings were important because (2)

further advances were made in Normandy in July with the capture of Caen, St. Lo and Avranches

paratroopers and soldiers on the night of the 5-6th June

glided into Normandy to destroy communications and secure vital bridges

the d-day landings were a success because (3)

invasion was well planned and overall commander-in-chief Eisenhower welded the allies troops into an effective team