D-day
“The Longest Day” D-Day:6 June 1944
•Operation Overlord
•Allies open a second front in France against the Germans
•Land on five beaches named Utah and Omaha (American) Juno (Canadian) Sword and Gold (British and Polish)
•Rommel felt that whoever won the beaches that day would win the war
•Operation Overlord
•Allies open a second front in France against the Germans
•Land on five beaches named Utah and Omaha (American) Juno (Canadian) Sword and Gold (British and Polish)
•Rommel felt that whoever won the beaches that day would win the war
summery
the Allied invasion of Normandy, in Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6:30 am British Double Summer Time. This battle was a major turning point inthe war.
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