The Invasion of Normandy: Epic Battle of World War II
1944 The Allies cross the English Channel and invade Normandy France Allied troops free France from German control 1945 Germany surrenders to the Allies World War II ends 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Hawaii The United States joins the United Kingdom and the other Allies to fight against Germany 1939 Germany invades Poland World War II begins 1940 German forces overtake Paris the capital of France 1934 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of Germany BATTLE PREVIEW 1942 The Allies invade northern Africa 4
NORMANDY INVASION CASUALTIES NORMANDY United Kingdom United States Germany Canada France12,200 18,000 65,000 135,000 320,000 5
CHAPTER 1 D-DAY US troops take a transport boat to the beaches of Normandy France on June 6 1944 The English Channel was choked with British and US warships Darkness and fog cloaked them as they moved toward the shores of France But as daylight sliced through on June 6 1944 the soldiers in the small flat-bottomed boats could see the beach ahead 7
