??The Allied landings at Normandy on June 6, 1944 were the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken in military history. Across five separate beaches, over 150,000 men made up the landing forces from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. To protect the men on the beaches, a massive bombardment of naval gunfire and aerial bombs struck German fortified defences, troop concentrations, and artillery positions. However, even if the Allied troops took control of the beaches, they were at a vulnerable stage until the Allies could land tanks and artillery of their own.
This episode was written by Christopher Waters
Christopher is an armchair historian from New York City. He works full time for the United States Federal Government and continues his education online part-time. He has a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice, with a concentration in Terrorism Studies, from John Jay College, a Masters Degree in Military History, with a concentration in American Military History, from American Military University (AMU), and is currently working on his Masters in American History, also from AMU.
He grew up listening and learning history from his WW2 veteran’s grandfathers and his father who let him watch all the classic history/war movies on tv. While his degrees are American History focused, Chris likes to learn about a wide range of world history subjects through listening to history-based podcasts; especially while training for whatever his next marathon is.
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