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- On June 6, 1944, forces from the Allied nations, including Britain, America, France, and Canada, carried out the largest amphibious assault on the coast of Normandy in German-occupied France.
- The invasion followed years of meticulous planning, fueled by a failed 1942 raid, extensive deception operations, and massive supply shipments staged in England.
- The operation involved 156,115 troops, 6 infantry divisions, 24,000 paratroopers, and 500 gliders, supported by artificial Mulberry Harbours enabling continuous supplies.
- The Germans defended an 80-mile Atlantic Wall with roughly 50,000 troops, but U.S. Rangers scaled Pointe du Hoc's 100-foot cliffs to seize artillery threatening the beaches.
- The successful landings breached Nazi defenses, resulting in thousands of Allied and German casualties, eventual liberation of Paris, and Germany’s unconditional surrender less than a year later.
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Walter Rosenblum/U.S. Army Signal Corps/Galerie Bilderwelt // Getty Images Walter Rosenblum/U.S. Army Signal Corps/Galerie Bilderwelt // Getty Images 50 facts and figures about D-Day Five years into World War II, the Allies were squeezing the Nazis from two sides. In Western Europe, Allied forces had managed to slow Adolf Hitler’s ruthless expansion across the continent. Meanwhile, to the East, the Russians had successfully locked German forces …
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Five years into World War II, the Allies were squeezing the Nazis from two sides. In Western Europe, Allied forces had managed to slow Adolf Hitler’s ruthless expansion across the continent. Meanwhile, to the East, the Russians had successfully locked German forces into a brutal war of attrition. Nazi Germany, however, was still firmly secure in its continental fortress. And scores of occupied nations suffered as a result. Then came D-Day. On Ju…
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