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Why People Fought At D-Day

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The things I know about D-Day already is that it was a battle and many people died that in it. On June 6, 1944, american troops landed on the beach on the beach at 6:30 A.M., ready to attack.(history.com). The day before, about 5,000 ships and 11,000 airplanes started going there.(history.com). This attack was planned very good by making the Germans think they were going to attack at one area, while really there were going to attack the Omaha Beach.(history.com). About 150,000 men fought at D-Day.(dday.org). At the end of the battle, about 4,000 Americans had died, but we still won the battle against Germany.(dday.org). This was one of the hardest battles for America, but we pushed hard and went through it to win it.(dday.org). Operation Overlord …show more content…

We had many ways to trick the opponnet into thinking that we were going to do something that we were really not going to. We had more potential than the other side so we used it in battle. We had more reinforcements than the Germans did, which made us strong. Are numbers of men showed that we wanted to win this battle, not just to win, but to stop the war and have peace among the nations. We wanted to stop Hitler from killing innocent people that didn’t deserve to die. This was way more than just a victory, it showed people that we are not afraid to attack other people when we need to. This battle that we won gave hope to America. Even though many people died, we still won. After flying bullets, bombs, machine guns, and no shelter, we fought through it and made Germany surrender. If we had not of won this war, this world would be different from what it is today. This battle will always be rememberd because we showed the true color of the United States, we showed people that we weren’t ever going to give up the battle, this encouraged us to stand up for our nation and protect it, even if it costs us our lives. This shows people that we do not stop fighting, even if it feels impossible. So, if you ask me what I think about D-Day and why it was important, i’ll tell you because we had faith, courage, and we never gave up and achieved the

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