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CHAUTAUQUA LECTURE SERIES LAKESIDE
Normandy to Berlin
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INTRODUCTION
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CONTEXT
German control of Western Europe Stalin demanding second front.
Teheran Dec. 1943.
Chief of Staff George Marshall appoints Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Operation Torch. Initial Plans for Normandy
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CONTEXT
Hitler’s defenses. Directive Number 51 Field Marshal Erwin
Rommel
Ike chose Bernard Montgomery to lead ground forces.
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CONTEXT
US 1st army under Omar Bradley
British 2nd army under Miles Dempsey.
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CONTEXT
Deception German Defenses
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Difficulties 3000 landing crafts 2500 other ships 500 naval vessels
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Landing Crafts
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Landing Ships, Tank
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
DUKW
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches
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Utah Beach
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 Omaha Beach landing.
US 29th and 1st divisions 10 ft. high seawall with 30 ft. high cliffs. Defenses. Everything went wrong.
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Point du Hoc Rommel on holiday. Mulberries
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 Pointe du Hoc
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
French hedgerow country German response. Saint Lo
Panzer IV
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Sherman tank
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Panzer Tank
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D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944
Hitler ordered Operation Luttich Ultra interceptions German retreat. Paris liberated.
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HURTGEN FOREST
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OPERATION MARKET GARDEN
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BATTLE OF THE BULGE
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BASTOGNE
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BERCHTESGADEN
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FALL OF BERLIN
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