The Supreme Commander of D-Day was General #Eisenhower, with British General Montgomery commanding the land divisions. The attack itself was originally supposed to go ahead on the 5th, but was delayed due to bad weather. Different beaches were given codenames (#Utah, #Omaha, Juno, Sword and Gold) and assigned to different Allied divisions, with serious fighting and casualties seen at Omaha in particular. Eventually, all of the original invasion beaches were linked as the Allies pushed inland and captured the port at #Cherbourg; they were then able to move onto the next phase of Operation Overlord. 📷: Photos taken from the Imperial War Museums #IWM and Robert F. Sargent. #WWII
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The Supreme Commander of D-Day was General #Eisenhower, with British General Montgomery commanding the land divisions. The attack itself was originally supposed to go ahead on the 5th, but was delayed due to bad weather. Different beaches were given codenames (#Utah, #Omaha, Juno, Sword and Gold) and assigned to different Allied divisions, with serious fighting and casualties seen at Omaha in particular. Eventually, all of the original invasion beaches were linked as the Allies pushed inland and captured the port at #Cherbourg; they were then able to move onto the next phase of Operation Overlord. 📷: Photos taken from the Imperial War Museums #IWM and Robert F. Sargent. #WWII
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