Europe: Battle of Normandy. After the landings on the Normandy beaches on June
6th 1944, the Allies faced the major issue of moving off the beaches and
into the heartland of Normandy and from Normandy to Paris. With
D-Day, the Allies had the element of surprise but once the landings had
occurred, this had been lost. The Germans now knew for sure where the Allies
would make their push inland and it was not to be in the Pays de Calais. The
deception before D-Day had worked extremely well but post June 6th,
German army commanders knew where to concentrate their forces. Normandy was
fraught with difficulties for the Allies. The Americans moved west along the
coast to free Brittany
Asia:Japanese Empire launched total war against China.August 1937: Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang, Soviets invade western China to
put down Uighur uprising that resulted in massacre of Soviet diplomats and
advisors in Xinjiang
6th 1944, the Allies faced the major issue of moving off the beaches and
into the heartland of Normandy and from Normandy to Paris. With
D-Day, the Allies had the element of surprise but once the landings had
occurred, this had been lost. The Germans now knew for sure where the Allies
would make their push inland and it was not to be in the Pays de Calais. The
deception before D-Day had worked extremely well but post June 6th,
German army commanders knew where to concentrate their forces. Normandy was
fraught with difficulties for the Allies. The Americans moved west along the
coast to free Brittany
Asia:Japanese Empire launched total war against China.August 1937: Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang, Soviets invade western China to
put down Uighur uprising that resulted in massacre of Soviet diplomats and
advisors in Xinjiang