This particular D-Day took place on June 6, 1944. It was the day in World War II in which allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
- Codenamed "Operation Overlord"
- Included British, Canadian, French, and American forces
- Represented the first real threat to Germany's control of Western Europe
- Over 160,000 troops landed on June 6th assisted by over 5,00 ships, aerial bombardment, gliders, and paratroopers
- After 6 weeks of fighting, the allied forces were finally able to break out of the Normandy area
- This opened up a second major front against Germany and convinced Russia to remain in the war
- Prior to d-day, Russians felt that they were the ones doing all the fighting against Germany in Eastern Europe
- Operation Overlord put Russia's fears to rest by opening up a second front
- This eventually aided the Allies in stopping the spreading communist threat in Europe
- In the end it was the Allies who were victorious in the year 1945
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