Who was responsible for D-Day?

General Dwight D. Eisenhower
On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day.

What was Dwight Eisenhower role in D-Day?

Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in charge of all forces involved in Operation Overlord and the Invasion of Normandy.

What was Eisenhower’s role in the D-Day invasion?

Eisenhower was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II. As leader of all Allied troops in Europe, he led “Operation Overlord,” the amphibious invasion of Normandy across the English Channel.

Who were the Americans fighting on Omaha Beach?

Army Rangers
On D-Day it was the object of a daring seaborne assault by U.S. Army Rangers, who scaled its cliffs with the aim of silencing artillery pieces placed on its heights. The cliffs of Pointe du Hoc rising above the English Channel, as photographed from a reconnaissance airplane prior to the Normandy Invasion, 1944.

Did the Soviet Union have a strategy for winning D-Day?

In a way, the Russians can even claim some credit for the D-Day strategy: the Allies’ landing in Normandy in June of 1944 came in response to repeated appeals from Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to ease pressure on the eastern front. But by that time, Soviet forces all but had the Germans on the run.

Why don’t we honor Soviet heroes on D-Day?

On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day today, there are ceremonies honoring the American heroes who landed on the beaches of Normandy and defeated the Nazis. This is as it should be. What is not right, however, is that rarely are we honoring in our ceremonies the Soviet heroes who bore the brunt of the battles to defeat fascism in World War II.

Was D-Day a turning point in WW2?

Russians don’t deny that D-Day was an important event in World War II, but they might bristle at the idea that it was the turning point in the war. Most argue that without earlier key Soviet victories on the eastern front — battles won at great human sacrifice — the war with Nazi Germany would not have been won at all.

What was the Soviet Union’s role in WW2?

Another myth is that the Soviet Union’s role in the Second World War began on 22 June 1941, when the Wehrmacht attacked the USSR. In reality, the Soviet Union was a leading participant from the very start, colluding for nearly two years with Nazi Germany.