Module6WarandPeaceOnJune6,1944,allied(联盟的)troopsfromdifferentcountriesinvadedNormandy,FrancetoNaziGermanyinWorldWarⅡ
Thisisconsideredoneofthemostimportanteventsintheworld
HerearesomefactsaboutDDaythatyoushouldknow,thefirstdayoftheinvasionofNormandyduringWorldWarⅡ
TheinvasionofnorthwestEuropewascalledOperationOverlord
ThelandingoperationswerecalledOperationNeptuneandtheactualdayofthelandingswasreferredtoasDDay
Inpreparationfortheinvasion,theactualdayofthelandingswasnotknowninadvancebecauseitdependedontheweatherconditions
Infact,DDaywasoriginallyscheduledforJune5atthattime,buttheweatherconditionswereunsuitableforalanding
ThustheoperationwaspushedbacktoJune6,1944
Over150,000soldierswereinvolved
TheymainlycamefromtheUnitedStates,theUK,France,NorwayandCanada
Thelandingoperationhadtwoparts