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  1. 1 day ago · 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.

  2. 5 days ago · Narrated by Tom Brokaw, D-Day: Normandy 1944 pays tribute to those who gave their lives for our liberty…a duty of memory, a duty of gratitude. • Closed Captioning • Descriptive Audio. June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France.

  3. 1 day ago · Crime. 1:09. Soldiers Stenciled Into Beach Sand for 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Heroes. May 22, 2024. This art project on a beach in England isn’t about building the best sand sculpture. Instead ...

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  5. 4 hours ago · News / May 22, 2024 / 06:31 PM EDT. Several local veterans have been selected to embark on a trip honoring the 80th anniversary of D-Day; referring to June 6th, 1944, marking the United States and allied forces invasion of the beaches of Normandy in Northern France during WWII.

  6. www.wral.com › story › d-day-fast-factsD-Day Fast Facts - WRAL

    2 days ago · CNN Editorial Research. (CNN) — Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts. The largest amphibious (land and ...

  7. 1 day ago · Two Second World War veterans helped give 30 children the ultimate history lesson to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Navy ship-turned-museum HMS Belfast and 10 Downing Street. The children from Hayfield Cross School near Kettering met D-Day veterans George Chandler and Bernard Morgan during the ...

  8. 5 days ago · It was launched on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. The success of the landings would play a key role in the defeat of the Nazi’s Third Reich.

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