Jour J.
- Le Jour-J is the same as 'D day' in English.
- The Normandy landings, also known as Operation Neptune.
- 6th June 1944.
- The day began the Allied landings in Normandy during World War II .
- Jour-J marks the first day of the battle of Normandy.
- Landing was scheduled for June 5th 1944 but postponed until June 6th due to weather conditions.
- June 6, bombers dropped their loads on selected beaches.
- 15500 U.S. Airborne units and 7900 British airborne units were dropped near the beach.
- These units have the mission to capture and hold bridgeheads freeing access to the beaches, and allowing fresh troops landed from entering the interior.
- Allied airdrops errors generate a total disorganization of the German side against preventing an attack.
- Many paratroopers drowned in the flooded areas voluntarily by the Germans, partly because of the weight of their equipment.
- 36 paratroopers of the Free French Forces of the Special Air Service were also parachuted into Britain at midnight on the night of 5 to 6 June.
- The Allies are of different nationalities: British and Canadians (83,115), Americans (73 000) but the French, Poles, Belgians, Czechs, Dutch, Norwegians and Chileans especially among other things: 156 000 fighters in all, about.
- Total allied casualties (killed, wounded, missing, or captured) are estimated at approximately 10,000.
- United States–6,603, of which 2,499 fatal.
- United Kingdom–2,700.
- Canada–1,074, of which 359 fatal.
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