Casualties
Although there is no official number of casualties, it has been estimated that there were around ten thousand casualties. There were approximately 2700 British, 946 Canadian, and 6603 American casualties. These casualties are a reminder of how dangerous and treacherous these wars are. This amount of casualties showed how intent the Allies were on stopping Germany's effort. The US casualties was 1465 dead, 3184 wounded, 1928 missing and 26 captured.
Memorials/Remembrance
There are many memorials in honor of this historical day and in honor of all the soldiers that sacrificed their lives for this great cause. The national D-Day memorial is in Bedford, Virginia, which happen to be the place with the highest per capita D-Day losses in the nation. This memorial is comprised of many features including statues representing the men climbing out of the water and out onto the beach to fight. This day is remembered by many as a day where men sacrificed there lives for what they believed in. This day will be forever known for the incredible amount of planning and trickery that led to its level of success.
The End of The War
D-Day played a huge part on the end of the war which happened in September 1945. By June eleventh more than 326,000 troops had crossed with more than 100,000 tons of military equipment had been crossed. On August 25 Paris was liberated. Finally on May 8,1945 Germany surrendered to Allie forces. Japan officially ended the war on September 2,1945 by signing the surrender aboard the A.S.S Missouri in Tokyo Bay. A presidential proclamation on December 31,1946 issued by president Truman officially ended hostilities.