Who Was involved in D-day?

British Empire

In charge of the Second Army landing at Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach as well as providing land, sea and air manpower.

usa

Handled Omaha Beach and Utah Beach with additional air and sea support as well as being the key financial backer of the invasion.

Canada

14,000 Canadians stormed the beach at Juno along with 110 Canadian ships manned by 10,000 sailors.

France

French paratroopers landed with British Special Air Service on D-day with the rest of the 400,00 strong Free French army landing later.

poland

Thousands of Polish soldiers had escaped after German occupation and now supported the landings on land and in the air.

the netherlands

The Dutch government in exile based in London supported the invasion with a number of motorised divisions and three ships.

Belgium

Belgian pilots flew with the RAF and a special Section Belge was formed within the Royal Navy for more Free Belgians to serve.

Czechoslovakia

Also served in their own units within the RAF during D-day with ground troops joining the invasion in the days and weeks that followed.

denmark

The Danes primarily contributed to the invasion with their naval personnel on British Navy ships crossing the Channel.

norway

A number of Norwegian soldiers sort refuge in Britain and returned to the mainland as part of the British armed services.

australia

Some 2,000 Australian pilots took part in D-day along with 500 sailors in the fleet, followed by some ground support down the line.

new zealand

No formal divisions from New Zealand landed on D-day, but there were pilots, infantry and specialists present as well as an official observer.

luxembourg

Several Luxembourgers were part of the 1st Belgian Infantry manning artillery and landed with that group for the Battle of Normandy.