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  1. Oct 27, 2009 · Robert F Sargent/Getty Images. D-Day was the name given to the June 6, 1944, invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and ...

  2. Jun 6, 2024 · While history recognizes D-Day as beginning on June 6, 1944, the invasion truly started the previous night, as thousands of C-47 Dakota plane engines roared to life, ready to carry 13,348 ...

  3. Nov 24, 2009 · This Day in History: 06/6/1944 - D-Day. On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history ...

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  4. Join us on History Bites as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a pivotal moment in World War II that changed the course of history. Dive deep into...

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  5. May 22, 2024 · Definition. D-Day was the first day of Operation Overlord, the Allied attack on German-occupied Western Europe, which began on the beaches of Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Primarily US, British, and Canadian troops, with naval and air support, attacked five beaches, landing some 135,000 men in a day widely considered to have changed history.

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  6. Normandy landings. / 49.34; -0.60. The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.

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  8. Jun 3, 2019 · By Neil Kagan and Stephen Hyslop. June 3, 2019. • 15 min read. The Allied invasion of German-occupied France that began in the early hours of June 6, 1944, was long in the making. By gaining ...