Invasion of Normandy

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• The Invasion of Normandy

  • The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944, and were able to establish a beachhead after a successful "D-Day," the first day of the invasion.
  • The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944.
  • The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.
  • The target 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
  • In larger context the Normandy landings helped the Soviets on the Eastern Front, who were facing the bulk of the German forces and, to a certain extent, contributed to the shortening of the conflict there.

• American Indians and the War Effort

  • At the time, this was one-third of all able-bodied Indian men from 18 to 50 years of age and 10% of all Indian population.
  • Indian Commissioner in 1945, "caused the greatest disruption of Native life since the beginning of the reservation era," affecting the habits, views, and economic well-being of tribal members.
  • The most significant of these changes was the opportunity—as a result of wartime labor shortages—to find well-paying work in cities, and many people relocated to urban areas, particularly on the West Coast with the buildup of the defense industry.
  • Over the course of the war, American Indian men fought across the world on all fronts, and were involved in many of the most critical battles involving American troops, including Iwo Jima, the Invasion of Normandy, the Liberation of the Philippines, the Battle of the Bulge, the Liberation of Paris, and the Liberation of Belgium.
  • By 1950, this number had ballooned to nearly 20 percent of American Indians living in urban areas off of reservations.

• The Norman Invasion of 1066 CE

  • The Norman Invasion of England was led by William II of Normandy, who defeated Harold II of England in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
  • The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
  • The king also had a group of personal armsmen known as housecarls, who formed the backbone of the royal forces.
  • Meanwhile, William had assembled a large invasion fleet and gathered an army from Normandy and the rest of France, including large contingents from Brittany and Flanders.
  • Some of William's Breton troops panicked and fled, and some of the English troops appear to have pursued them.

• The Allied Push

  • In late October, American forces invaded the Filipino island of Leyte; soon after, Allied naval forces scored another large victory in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history.
  • Over the next five months, American bombers firebombed 66 other Japanese cities, causing the destruction of untold numbers of buildings and the deaths of between 350,000–500,000 Japanese civilians.
  • Normandy Invasion, June 1944, Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on D-Day (June 6, 1944).
  • American troops approaching Omaha Beach, during the Invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
  • Army, watches from the opposite side of the table.

• D-Day and After

  • The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune and commonly know as D-Day, was the largest amphibious invasion ever to take place and it was critical to the eventual victory of the Allied forces in Word War II.
  • The Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, June 6, 1944 (known as D-Day), of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.
  • The target 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beach.
  • Eventually, thirty-nine Allied divisions would be committed to the Battle of Normandy: twenty-two American, twelve British, three Canadian, one Polish, and one French, totaling over a million troops, all under overall British command.
  • Victory in Normandy stemmed from several factors.

• Invasion of Russia

• The Invasion of Manchuria

• The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

• Norman Architecture

  • Romanesque styles originated in Normandy and became widespread in northwestern Europe, particularly in England.
  • It is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Peter; it is situated on the Place Saint Pierre in the center of Caen in Normandy.
  • The Abbey of Saint-Étienne is a former Benedictine monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen.
  • It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Normandy.
  • Discuss the influence of Normandy and Norman architecture in France and England

• Norman Painting

  • From roughly 1090-1110, Normandy experienced a brief golden age of illustrated manuscripts; however, the major scriptoria of Normandy ceased to function after the midpoint of the 12th century.
  • The large wall surfaces and plain, curving vaults of the Romanesque period lent themselves well to mural decoration in Normandy and other Norman lands.
  • In Normandy, such pictures were systematically destroyed or whitewashed in bouts of iconoclasm during the Reformation.
  • Images in the cloth include depictions of William, Duke of Normandy; the coronation and death of the English King Harold; the Battle of Hastings; and even Halley's Comet.
  • The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth—not an actual tapestry—which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings.