Small Unit Leaders' Initiative in Normandy

Initiatives by Leaders of the Normandy Army In the days of 1944, before the amphibious landing to Normandy on the D-Day in 1944, American and British paratroopers carried out regiment-size night parachute attacks. On June 6 th 1944 June 6, many of the thousands of aircraft that sent 82 and 101 (America) airborne divisions to Normandy were bombed. Some people get to the wrong place due to enemy's firepower, others are lost. Thousands of airborne troops were the pioneers of the Allied invasion of Western Europe, they were scattered in unfamiliar villages themselves, and many of them left their fallen areas.

In the historical area of ​​Normandy, there are the current Normandy region and subregions currently belonging to the Mayenne and Sarthe districts. The Channel Islands (French: Îles Anglo-Normandes) is also a part of Normandy in history and covers an area of ​​194 square kilometers including Guernsey and Jersey islands which the British royal family Elizabeth II relies on It is. Dominate the public Normandy. Normandy's name was derived from the territory established in the 9th century mainly by Denmark and Norway's Viking ("Norman") and was confirmed in the 10th century by the treaty between King Charles III of France and Viking Jeroro It was. In half a century after Norman conquered England in 1066, Normandy and England were tied to the rulers of Norman and Frank.

The battle of Normandy was the turning point of World War II. Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom arrived at Normandy beach. Their main purpose is to kick out the Nazis from France. The invasion of Allies in Normandy won the war and led to the liberation of France and Western Europe. The most important thing is that Hitler was attacked by the east and west forefront, and he began to lose power. If the Allies failed to succeed on D-Day, Hitler will dominate Europe. In a document written by General Dwight Eisenhower, he persuaded allies to invade Normandy. Dwight Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890. Eisenhower became the 34th president of the United States. He served ... Read more

If D Day succeeded, the original Allied forces immediately tried to break through Normandy and move towards Germany. Eisenhower and Britain's general Bernard Montgomery are expected to push their troops to the east of France in a few weeks. Conversely, after a fierce battle with a skilled Nazi armored (armed) unit, the Allies want to break a narrow Normandy's bridgehead. When Americans fought at the west end of the forefront and struggled to occupy the valuable harbor city Cherbourg, British and Canadian were near the Norman capital Caen, which was the target of D-Day which was not originally captured War with. In the first week after D, the Canadian army became a pioneer of the transition to Khan. They met a strong opposition from the 12th SS Armored Division, of which 156 Canadian soldiers caught during the week were killed by the notorious people (see Normandy Massacre).