The Battle of Normandy was a turning point in World War II. Canada, America and Great Britain arrived on the beaches of Normandy and their main objective was to drive the Nazis out of France. The invasion of Normandy by the Allied powers who won this battle led to the liberation of France and Western Europe. The most important thing is that Hitler was being attacked from both the Eastern and Western fronts and caused him to lose power. If the Allied Powers had failed on D-Day, Hitler would have conquered all of Europe. In a document written by General Dwight Eisenhower convinces the Allied powers to invade Normandy. Dwight Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890. Eisenhower became the 34th president of the United States. He served as president from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961. Prior to his presidency Dwight served in World War I and was promoted to captain. Dwight would then take part in World War II and work his way up to becoming a general. World War II began on September 1, 1939. It all started when Hitler wanted to expand his territory and planned to invade Poland on this day. . Then two years later in 1941, Japan bombed America known as Pearl Harbor and General Eisenhower entered America into World War II. America then joined the Allied Powers and helped fight against the Axis Powers. The main countries that took part as Allied powers in World War II were the United States of America, Great Britain, France and Russia. Their main goal was to stay united and defend each other from attacks by the Axis powers. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy and Japan. General EIsenhower had planned an attack on the beaches of Normandy in France. "The Battle of Normandy began... in the middle of the paper... Allies out of France and into Normandy itself. The further inland the Allies pushed, the weaker the German position could be – henceforth the ferocity of the fighting. For the men, for example for Marshal Kluge, the battles fought in Normandy truly represented the decisive moment for the German guard. Defeat in Normandy could in all probability spell the misfortune of France immediately after the Allies turned against them there Nazi Germany itself Both sides considered control of Caen essential to victory in Normandy. The Allies launched several assaults on the city, which inevitably fell, but soon afterward Allied bombing had nearly devastated the Old City location just three miles south of Caen, on the Verrières ridge, a position of incredible key significance to whoever held it as the edge offered an instructive view of the surrounding panorama.