the long awaited invasion of northwestern europe. a second front was underway, operation. the massive invasion had taken years to organize. hundreds of thousands of men and millions of tons of weapons equipment were transported across the atlantic ocean to britain. the invasion force consisted chiefly americans, britons and canadians. inp1éc hours. the assault. fdr monitored reports the frontat he a statement to the american people. it took the form of a prayer which he read on national radio. almighty god, our sons, proud of our nation this day set upon the mighty and to set free a suffering humanity leading straight and cruel gives to their arms, darkness to theirearts, steadfastness in their faith. the normandy invasion hitler's armies trapped in a vise, fighting an expanding an the west and the soviets red army in the east. the allies began to tighten the vise. by 1945, time was running out for the german and japanese forces. the year before the pushed deep into japan's pacific empire. by autumn of 1940 for the liberation of the philippines was underway and american h