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A Short Summary On D-Day

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“D-Day”, happened June 6, 1944. More than 160,000 troops fought that day and around 13,000 air crafts and 5,000 ships were there. Around 9,000 allied soldiers died that day. The U.S. allies were, “3rd Canadian Division”, (Canada), “Elements of the 79th Armoured Division”, ( U.K), “50th Infantry Division”, (U.K.), “Elements of the 8th Armoured Brigade”, (U.K.), “6th Airborne Division”, (U.K), and “3rd Infantry Division”, (U.K.). The reason why these Countries fought was to give France their independence and fight off the Nazis.

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