“Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark on a great crusade, towards which we have been struggling for these months. The eyes of the world are upon you… I have full faith in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than complete victory!” (Dwight D Eisenhower from "General Eisenhower's Message Sent Just Before the Invasion"). This is what you would have heard if you were an American soldier preparing for what would later be called D-Day. D-Day is believed to be one of the most ambitious attack plans ever used; it was a plan that required a lot of preparation and changed the course of World War II forever. What would have happened if we had not won this battle, fortunately we will never find out, but many say that we would not be citizens of the same country that we are now. The Normandy landings were to be carried out on five beaches in Normandy, these beaches were called Gold, Juno, Omaha, Sword and Utah; the entire pre-planning operation, beach raid, and push inland was called "Operation Overload" and was commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Allies knew that the Germans were expecting an attack somewhere in France and had heavily fortified its coasts. To counter the German defenses the Allies used deception to prevent the Germans from knowing where the real invasion would actually take place. Some of the things the Allies did were use deceptive radio transmissions, fake equipment, and even a fake army led by George Patton headed for Pas-de-Calais ("D-Day"). General Eisenhower chose June 5 for the invasion due to improving weather; unfortunately the weather was still bad on June 5th and it was delayed by 24 hours (...... middle of paper ...... sss what a complete victory!" And not only the victory in that battle, but in the end , I would say that D-Day was the turning point of the war and prevented Adolf Hitler from coming to power on earth. "D-Day" Message from General Eisenhower sent just before the invasion ". U.S. Army, November 15, 2013. "National World War II Museum, New Orleans: June 6, 1944." Web. November 21, 2013. "Invasion of Normandy, June 1944". 2013. .