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Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...

Starting in August of 1942 American bombers began hitting German occupied France, Belgium, Norway and Holland. By 1943 Germany proper was being bombed. North Africa and Sicily were in Allied hands ...

14426143 Sig. D.Lyons. No.1 Company 6thAirborne Div. Sigs Regt. Recollections of Operation “Overlord” Sunday June 4th 1944, in a sealed camp somewhere in the Midlands, members of our signals ...

The only cover on the beaches was the metal anti-tank and anti-vehicle obstructions embedded in the sand. Over the first sixteen hours there were 2400 American casualties.

The operation also caused several casualties to the German army. Around 17,000 members of the Allied Forces were killed and injured during Operation Dragoon.

Given the code name Operation Overlord, the invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries, according to the Eisenhower ...

The Battle of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day and codenamed "Operation Overlord," has been described by historians as a major turning point for the Allied forces in World War II. Here's what ...