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6/6/2014

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On June 6th 1944, thousands of Allied troops began landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern France. Why were they there? What was happening at the time? Why is it a significant turning point in our history? Share your answers.
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Elizabeth
7/6/2014 05:24:32 am

Leading up to DDay, Germany had invaded France instructed by their leader Hitler. They were trying to take over all of Europe including Britain.
The. Normandy landings were the largest sea and air invasion in history. They were carried out to begin the liberation of Western Europe.
This invasion was a significant turning point in our history as it gave our country and all of Europe freedom from one countries domination and wrong doing.

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Molly b
7/6/2014 11:25:03 pm

What was happining ?
We where in the World War Two agains Germany.we where in a D day to invade Normandy the men who where fighting where 19 and 20 if we had dent of won we would be German . The president of America and our primeminister came up whith a plan to invade the beaches I n France and get rid of th German s . Hundreds of thousands where in volved and they stormed the beaches of Normandy thosands of young men wher killed.

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Jacob
8/6/2014 04:20:56 am

D-day was the day the allies (England and USA) started they attack on German forces in occupied Europe . All of the solders crossed the English Channel in boats called landin craft . A fierce battle happened on the beaches of Normandy .Hittlers army was pushed back from the coast and the allied army began to free the people of Europe from the German occupation. It changed our history as it meant that England would not become a German country if Germany attacked again. D-day was the start of the end of WW2 In Europe. The battle in Normandy was not easy because the beaches were covered in German machine guns and cannons .

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Erin
8/6/2014 05:50:38 am

Why were they there?
They were there to defeat the German army that was coming to Normandy France.
What was happening at the time?
The thing that was happening at the time was World War 2 and Germany were trying to invade parts of the world.
Why is it a significant turning point in our history?
If the Germans had invaded Britain we would have been controlled by the Nazis. We would not have been free to do all of the things that we take for granted now.

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emily
8/6/2014 08:32:05 pm

what was happening at the time ?
hitler and his army where tring to invaide all eurorpe including britain when they they invaided france it was the bigest sea and air invasion in history.

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Lewis
9/6/2014 02:47:25 am

On June 6, 1944 the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe. This famous battle is sometimes called D-Day or the Invasion of Normandy. Leading up to the BattleGermany had invaded France and was trying to take over all of Europe including Britain. However, Britain and the United States had managed to slow down the expanding German forces. They were now able to turn on the offensive.

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Jake
9/6/2014 04:51:24 am

The 6th of June 1944 was D-Day the day of many British, American , Australian , French and German lives would be lost . They all were heading for the beaches of Normandy to fight for their countries it was Imperative that they won or Hitler would have world domination . In Britain they laid inflatable tanks as deco`s and that's how they got on to the beaches of Normandy .

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andon
10/6/2014 04:13:31 am

On June 6, 1944 Allied Forces of Britain, America canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France.

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Romana
10/6/2014 04:48:29 am

D - day all started when Germany said that they wanted to rule the whole world. Of course people protested against this including Britain, Canada and France. And later on in the war America came in when Japan bombed them. D - day started on June the 16th 1944 this stopped the World cup for a couple of years so that's one of the reasons that I hate world war 2 .

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Rachel
10/6/2014 06:21:17 am

D-Day 1944, visit the Normandy Beaches, as they were in 1944 and as they are at the present time. The Normandy people are very thankful for the Great sacrifices of the Allied Forces and have created a living history tour of all the Battlefields of Normandy.
A lot of the information I will be relating, has been gathered during several of these fact finding tours
Along the roadsides of Normandy, are special sign posts which direct you along the correct route of each particular battle.

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Rachel
10/6/2014 07:05:16 am

TUESDAYJune 6 1944 D-Day was the day that lots of men from different countries came to gather to liberate France from the germans. It was called OPERATION OVERLORD men landed on five beaches. UTAH ,OMAHA ,GOLD ,JUNO ,AND SWORD beaches in normandy-France .The commander for the invasion was a man call general Eisenhower. Lots of men died on this day. Men from England,Canadian, the USA and lots of Germans to and a lot of french resistance people to.

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