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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Normandy the u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This military history essay describes the landing of the United States Army during the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The War: Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," find a write-up about the invasion of Normandy after D-Day. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
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Other

Normandie Tourisme: D Day and the Battle of Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
This official site provides a history of D-Day, photos, chronology, and excellent interactive maps.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
The planning of D-Day on the beaches of Normandy is told through a series of revealing photographs and primary source documents.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: D Day and the Normandy Invasion

For Students 9th - 10th
Using photos and primary source documents this visual essay explores D-Day (Operation Overlord), the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Americans at the Heart of the Battle of Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed multimedia account of the intensive training, preparation, and eventual Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: I Watched My Fellow Americans Die at Omaha

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of D-Day are described by an American soldier. Article also includes a video interview with the soldier.
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Primary
BBC

Bbc: "I Invaded My Own Country on D Day"

For Students 9th - 10th
A French soldier describes what he saw during the D-Day invasion.
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Primary
BBC

Bbc: "I Watched D Day Carnage Unfold"

For Students 9th - 10th
First-hand account of the D-Day invasion from the point of view of a British soldier.
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BBC

Bbc: Ww2 People's War: An Archive of World War Two Memories: D Day+ 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Ambitious collection of personal accounts of those who participated in the D-Day invasion. These personal accounts bring the war to life.
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BBC

Bbc: In Pictures: Operation Overlord

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: D Day Invasion

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events that took place leading up to and during the invasion of Normandy by the Allied forces and the losses that were suffered by the Germans.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: The Battle for Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.
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BBC

Bbc: Q&a: D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative Question and Answer page on D-Day provided by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
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Primary
BBC

Bbc: "I Saw British Bombs and Knew It Was War"

For Students 9th - 10th
The events of D-Day unfold through the eyes of a German soldier.
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BBC

Bbc: D Day 60th Anniversary Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive and self-correcting quiz tests your knowledge of the D-Day invasion.
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Other

D Day Invasion at Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of one of the most important battles of World War II, the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Gives a history of World War II that led up to this battle and describes what would have happened if the Allies had failed at D-Day.
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Website
Other

World War Ii History Info: D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on the topic of D-Day. Find excerpts from books, firsthand accounts, and links to other interesting sites.
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Primary
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Remembering D Day 70 Years Later

For Students 9th - 10th
The D-Day invasion was a major turning point in WWII. Using primary sources such as oral histories, diaries, and memoirs, students can understand the uncertainty and hope that surrounded this time period.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: D Day, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate D-Day. The resource consists of an audio clip of reporter George Hicks aboard a destroyer stationed offshore of the Normandy invasion.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: The 'D Day Dodgers'

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor Richard Holmes examines the 'D-Day Dodgers', a group of Allied servicemen who fought in Italy during the Second World War, and asks whether our obsession with Normandy has distorted history.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: D Day: Beachhead

For Students 9th - 10th
Historian Duncan Anderson explores the landing by Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy and discusses how meticulous planning and preparation, good luck, and bold decisions made D-Day a triumph instead of the 'ghastly disaster' it...
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Primary
Other

Uk Parliamentary Archives: And What a Plan! D Day and Parliament in Wartime

For Students 9th - 10th
A display of historically significant documents that tell the story of British Parliament during World War II and the D-Day plans.