D-Day (Normandy)
WarWorld War II
Year1944
LocationFrance
BelligerentsAllies vs Germany
About the Battle
The largest amphibious invasion in history, involving 156,000 troops on the first day. Omaha Beach saw the heaviest fighting, with American casualties of 2,400 on that beach alone. The weather was so bad the Germans thought an invasion impossible. Eisenhower had prepared a letter accepting full responsibility if it failed.
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