[rswstbry]

Hello
I was wondering can anyone give me any information on what d-day in the world war 2 was? because i have to do d-day as part of my history project, but i cant find any information i need,
i need to answer these questions

what happened and what was d-day?
was it sucessfuk?
why was it an important point in world war 2?

if anyone has any information that could be of use please post here please.

thanks luv Rhian xxxx

[Mr Moorhouse]

You might understand the context of D Day a little better after attempting this activity on my site.

This post has been edited by Mr Moorhouse: 15 April 2004 - 03:42 PM

[Mrs Faithorn]

I don't mean to be rude, Rhian, but if you have not been able to find info about D Day I don't think you can have looked very hard

If you have a text book for your History Course there will almost certainly be information in that and there is masses on the Internet. All you really have to do is to type "D Day" into a search engine.

Anyway, D-Day stands for 'Deliverance Day' and was the Allied (British and American) invasion of France on June 6th 1944. The aim was to push the Germans out of France and to invade Germany from the west. (ie to defeat them).

Perhaps you have seen the movie "Saving Private Ryan"? That's all about D Day and the Normandy Landings. (The troops landed on a number of beaches in Normandy, Northern France). The much older movie, 'The Longest Day' is also about D Day. Perhaps you could hire one of the them.

I'm afraid this is a "help - but not done for you" site (as our motto states at the top of the page), but here are some good sites to help with your work.

There is a good basic page of information about D Day here and another excellent page for GCSE students about D Day here which also has links to other sites (on the right of the page.)

More detailed and specialised sites include:

Normandy 1944 - an American site

The BBC site has a good Animated map of the D Day landings

There is also a good Article about D Day on the BBC site.

Also you can listen to a number of soldiers' stories here

This post has been edited by Mrs Faithorn: 15 April 2004 - 04:47 PM

[bb23]

Hi i have got to do a sheet aswell i have to answer

Background information

Experience Of Soldiers

Why it was a turning point in the war

HELP!!!

Lol i have no idea and io hate history but its got to be done :S
plzzz help

Thx

[Mrs Faithorn]

In that case I suggest you follow up the links Mr Moorhouse and I gave in the replies to the original message about D- Day. See the two messages above yours.

You will find everything you need to complete your worksheet there.

Yesterday (June 6th) was the 60th Anniversary of the D Day landings and there have been masses of programmes on TV about it. Didn't you watch any of them?

[bb23]

No i hate history im just doing it cause i have to Lol i know it was yesterday but i dont understand it
Thx

[Mrs Faithorn]

Sorry to hear you don't like History - but then I would say that wouldn't I? (being a History teacher )

D-Day is pretty easy to understand really (on a basic level anyway). The Allies (USA, Britain +others) launched a huge invasion across the English Channel, landed lots of soldiers in Normandy, pushed the Germans out of France (which they had occupied since 1940) and eventually attacked Germany itself and got to the capital Berlin and forced the Germans to surrender - thus bringing the Second World War in Europe to an end and making sure that Western Europe was free from the control of a dictator (Hitler)

Well - that's the simplest version!

You and I have an awful lot to be grateful for and it is a great shame if people enjoying a life of freedom from the rule of a dictatorship since the end of WWII don't recognise the sacrifice that those men involved in D Day made for us.

[bb23]

ok thx with all your help i have finished the sheet (finally) and i am now doing another sheet (history) about the Blitz but ill make another thread if i need help this site really is gd and thx for all your help.

[bb23]

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why was it an important point in world war 2?

i have found out some information which may help you:

D day was sort of like a last hope option as if it went wrong the Germans would of taken over England d day kind of means it was amphibious operation which has a departed day.The year was 1944 and was 60 year’s ago Whene invaded Normandy the reason for doing this was to push the German troops back.

also it was a turning point in the war because if it didnt happen we would of had to prepare for an attack from germany

i do not know if this is right maybe one of the teachers could add or back me up?

(thank you for pointing it out i think it should make more sence now )

This post has been edited by bb23: 08 June 2004 - 10:03 AM

[Mrs Faithorn]

You seem to have the right idea here and basically understand why D-Day was important.

You don't express what you want to say too clearly though - so if I were you I'd have another look at what you have written before you hand your work in and see if you can improve it. It's not the 'History' that's letting you down, but your English.

[bb23]

oops yeh sorri i typed it up fast earlier and have realised i have done quite a few mistakes thx for pointing them out

[historygirl]

HI everyone
could i have a bit of guidance or links for this essay please?
Why were the Gerrmans unable to stop the Allies' invasion from being successful? This refers to Deliverance day.
thanks for your help

[MrJohnDClare]

try http://www.johndclare.net/wwii9.htm and its links.

[Mr Humphreys]

I'm not aware that the 'D' in D-Day stands for 'Deliverance'. Is this a new piece of spin that has been invented by the powers-that-be?

[Mr Moorhouse]

The 'D' doesn't stand for anything. It's used frequently by the armed forces to signify the date of an assault - still is as far as I'm aware. There were 'D Days' in Africa, Italy, the Pacific islands and France during WW2... probably elsewhere as well!