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HOW WAS THE MAKING OF THE MULBERRY HARBORS KEPT A SECRET? By Ellie Townsley

Published on Nov 18, 2015

The Mulberry Harbors were ports that the Allied Powers used when invading Normandy on D-Day. The harbors were designed to float and send troops and supplies onto shore. This presentation is for my World History Final for Ms. McCormick's class. Yee yee

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HOW WAS THE MAKING OF THE MULBERRY HARBORS KEPT A SECRET?
By Ellie Townsley

Allies planned to invade the coast of Normandy

But to do so, they would need ports.

The mulberry harbors would need

144,000 tons of concrete
85,000 tons of ballast (material for structure support)
105,000 tons of steel
20,000 workers

"They didn't know what they were building, they were just building concrete barges but for what they had no idea."

In Southampton England, the Mulberry Harbors were in construction.

Roads were camouflaged to hide materials and troops from German planes.

Mulberries were moved in pieces under smoke screens to hide them from the public

Drained England's natural resources and manpower.

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Harbors towed across English Channel and set up along the coast of Normandy ready for use.

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Mulberry A was destroyed by a storm only a few days after set up

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Mulberry B stayed strong and parts still remain on the beach today

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Mulberry B landed 2.5 million men, 500,000 vehicles,and 4 million tons of supplies onto Arromanches beach

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These harbors are considered one of the greatest military advances in history

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