TI INTUIDIT WORLD WAR II RAGES ON AFTER FIVE YEARS At the beginning of 1944 the United Great Britain declared war on States was in the midst of World Germany Within a year Germany War II In the war the United States invaded Denmark Norway A allied with main world powers Great Belgium the Netherlands Britain France and the Soviet Luxembourg and France Union They were called the Allied At first the United States avoided Powers They fought against the Axis the conflict Then on December 7 Powers composed of Germany Italy 1941 Japan bombed the US naval Japan and some smaller countries base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii The next day the United States declared A The war had been raging since 1939 That year Germany invaded Poland Poland's allies France and war on Japan Because Japan and Germany were allies Germany A bomb explodes on the USS Shaw during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ON
ADOLF HITLER Adolf Hitler was the leader of Number of years the world was at war before D Day the Nazi Party in Germany In 1933 he became the leader of Germany In 1939 Hitler ordered German troops to invade Poland This invasion started The main Allied Powers were the United States Great Britain France and the Soviet Union World War II The main Axis Powers declared war on the United States were Germany Italy and Japan three days later The United States By 1944 the Allied Powers believed entered the war in 1941 the only way to defeat Germany was to invade Europe They hoped work they needed four things to to start by freeing France which happen First they needed a good was occupied by Germany So the location Second they needed good invasion would begin in France weather Third they needed a full moon and low tide Finally they The Allied forces called their invasion needed the element of surprise plan D Day In order for D Day to People in Washington read about the invasion of Poland in 1939 The ND INVADE POLAN
VETERAN GENERAL EISENHOWER TAKES COMMAND In 1943 President Franklin D Roosevelt appointed General Dwight D Eisenhower commander of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Eisenhower also had experience leading air land and sea invasions D Day would need all three Expeditionary Force The Force was made up of British US Canadian Eisenhower's headquarters were in Great Britain just outside of London French Polish and Norwegian troops Eisenhower would be in charge of D Day Eisenhower was a good choice for many reasons First the invasion force would be made up of US British and Canadian troops It was important that the commander get along well with everyone Those who worked for Eisenhower respected him He was known for supporting teamwork General Dwight D Eisenhower
75 Percent of Allied Expeditionary Force troops that were American In the months leading up to D Day he worked hard By 6 00 a m every morning he was out with the troops He spent the day inspecting them and checking their training He rarely slept for more than four hours at Eisenhower would command the D Day night invasion Most Allied soldiers respected Eisenhower Eisenhower had experience leading air land and sea invasions Eisenhower talks with US soldiers on D
