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Vulnerable german army, choosing a strategic landing point. >> they picked normandy, the germans expected invasion to come at caillat. -- calais. >> the french region of pas-de-calais was closer to england. >> 5 beaches. and they were spread out among 60 miles of coastline. >> a shrewd point of infiltration. to storm those 5 beaches. >> we'll try to liberate part of it we have to put millions of men through the beach head. >> 11,000 airplanes, 50 thousand vehicles, and 6 thousand ships to include landing craft, never before in the history of

To belgium, then north of france. >> what americans did in landing in normandy was preserve western europe for democracy, had this not happened it possible that germans would have dominated europe to 21st century. >> i think throughout the whole invasion of europe, the american soldier was what one the war. -- what won the war. >> no total casualties on d-day reached i approximately 10,000. >> they were fathers, sons, brothers, husbands, they all had family, as word got back there was enorms on grief over the losses. >> i was asked, did you think of getting killed or being a hero? my answer wa...

Allies knew they were out numbered, and out gunned. yet they were the invasion force. >> it was operation fortitude in order and south. >> north to invents the army that an invasion would come through norway, and fortitude south to pas-de-calais, the more probable invasion point. >> there were two pieces of a larger decent shi dedon't -- den plan, disierned t designed to me germans did not know where and when they would land. >> they had american ghost armies. >> an american army group headed by general patten. >> they used radio deception, they were representing called first u.s. army group. ...

Initial planning for operation over lord, stated objective were who land with forces of other allies, destroy the german military, and cause the germans to realize they have to surrender. >> ice e eisenhower was in charf was operation overall commander and chief, and montgomery was in charge of the invasion force once it get into france. >> breaking through germany defenses to occupied europe would be a monumental task. >> in massive quantities from nazi production line. >> despite a nazi advantage. the cont septembe son sep -- cod invasion, haunted hitler. >> that was when he appointed

Divisions did not move. and also convinced that george papatten would lead an invasion offset from normandy, and that is why those forces never moved either. so that deception was very successful. >> as hitler prepared for what he persevered a pending attack in pas-de-calais. the troops continued to prepare the troops continued to prepare for the rule battle tha rea if you have a garden you know, weeds are lowdown little scoundrels. don't stoop to their level. draw the line with the roundup sure shot wand. it extends with a protective shield and targets weeds more precisely. it lets you kill w...