WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was significant in World War II because it-
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opened a new Allied front in Europe
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avoided use of the atomic bomb against civiliantargets
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forced Italy to surrender to the Axis powers
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stoppedthe Soviet advances in Eastern Europe
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 6 June 1944 – ‘D-Day’ – Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. Codenamed Operation ‘Overlord’, the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from Nazi occupation.
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