the allied forces invaded france for a massive liberation of the country on june 6 1944 at southern france.
the allied forces invaded france for a massive liberation of the country on june 6 1944 at southern france.
where did the allied forces invaded france for a massive liberation of the country on june 6 1944?
southern france
on 6 june 1944, allied forces invaded france in operation neptune, the landings of operation overlord. a force of several thousand ships transported assault forces to the beaches in normandy, supported by the d-day landings succeeded but the allies were unable to capture caen as planned. the u.s. 101st airborne division, 82nd airborne division and the british 6th airborne division with an attached canadian airborne battalion, dropped behind the german coastal defences. the british and canadian paratroops behind sword beach were to capture bridges over the orne river such as horsa and pegasus bridge and silence the merville gun battery to hinder german counter-attacks. the allies established a bridgehead north of caen on the east bank of the orne, which protected the beachhead, forced the germans to oppose with scarce tank units needed elsewhere and provided a jumping-off position for later attacks towards caen.
battle of le mesnil-patry
klemens von metternich, the new austrian foreign minister, aimed to pursue a pro-french policy. francis ii's daughter marie louise, was married to napoleon in 1810. austria was effectively bankrupt by 1811 and the paper money ("bancozettel") lost considerable value, but contributed an army to napoleon's invasion of russia in march 1812. with napoleon's disastrous defeat in russia at the end of the year, and prussia's defection to the russian side in march 1813, metternich began slowly to shift his policy. initially he aimed to mediate a peace between france and its continental enemies, but when it became apparent that napoleon was not interested in compromise, austria joined the allies and declared war on france in august 1813 in the war of the sixth coalition (1812–1814). the austrian intervention was decisive. napoleon was defeated at leipzig in october, and forced to withdraw into france itself. as 1814 began, the allied forces invaded france. initially, metternich remained unsure as to whether he wanted napoleon to remain on the throne, a marie louise regency for napoleon's young son, or a bourbon restoration, but he was eventually brought around by british foreign secretary lord castlereagh to the last position. napoleon abdicated on 3 april 1814, and louis xviii was restored, soon negotiating a peace treaty with the victorious allies at paris in june, while napoleon was exiled to elba.
history of austria