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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: American Originals

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of important documents highlighting events in United States history. These at one point were on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building. Each document is accompanied by a short description of its significance.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Omar Bradley

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Omar Bradley, key general at the the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
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Graphic
BBC

Bbc: In Pictures: Operation Overlord

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: True False Questions on World War Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a true or false quiz on World War II.
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Handout
Other

D Day Invasion at Normandy

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of one of the most important battles of World War II, the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Gives a history of World War II that led up to this battle and describes what would have happened if the Allies had failed at D-Day.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
The liberation of the Nazi camps was not a primary objective of the Allied military campaign. However, as they crossed Europe and saw the atrocities, the troops freed prisoners and gave them medical treatment. Understand more about the...
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: World War Ii Chronology Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II Chronology: put these events in chronological order.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Global History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the key people, places, and terms from World War II.
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Website
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: D Day, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate D-Day. The resource consists of an audio clip of reporter George Hicks aboard a destroyer stationed offshore of the Normandy invasion.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: World War Two D Day

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from a soldier's journal about D-day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Graphic
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Animated Map: D Day Landings

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map of the invasion of Normandy, which commenced on June 6, 1944, D-day.
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eBook
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: D Day and the German Surrender

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief description of the end of World War II with the invasion of Normandy on D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the Allied race to Berlin, and finally, V-E Day.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Focus on Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that documents D-Day and the start of the liberation of concentration camps throughout Europe.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: D Day (June 6, 1944)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Library of Congress provides a brief overview of D-Day (in three parts), the day that thousands of American and British soldiers landed on the beaches of northern France.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: World War Two in Europe: D Day Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place presents a number of photographs surrounding the D-Day invasion in 1944. Photos vividly capture the events of that day.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: A Prayer for Overlord, a Commentary

For Students 9th - 10th
This commentary summarizes the Normandy Invasion, from its plan to its execution, intertwined with passages of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's prayer to the nation on June 6, 1944.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: D Day the Invasion of Normandy for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of D-Day the invasion of Normandy during World War II. American and British troops fight to free France.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: D Day Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary and detailed facts about D Day in WW2, June 6, 1944, and the landings on the beaches at Normandy.
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Handout
Other

France Way: D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a very basic overview of the long-planned invasion of German-occupied France, known as operation Overlord.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Recollections of Omaha Beach

For Students 9th - 10th
This site includes a letter written by an Allied soldier shortly before landing at Normandy. An invaluable primary source document.
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Graphic
Curated OER

U.s. Veteran Charles Novak Pays Tribute

For Students 9th - 10th
This NPR site includes many interesting links about D-Day. Be sure to click on the Photo Gallery for D-Day pictures and to hear Eisenhower's statement to Allied forces.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Graphic Taken From the 'D Day Landings ' Animated Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map of the invasion of Normandy, which commenced on June 6, 1944, D-day.