HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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VJ-Day
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VE-Day
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D-Day
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E-Day
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Detailed explanation-1: -Normandy Invasion, also called Operation Overlord or D-Day, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944 (the most celebrated D-Day of the war), with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France.
Detailed explanation-2: -What Is D-Day in French? D-Day in French is “Le Débarquement”, which literally means ‘disembarkation, disembarking, landing’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156, 000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region.
Detailed explanation-4: -Eisenhower said about it through his executive assistant, Brig. Gen. Robert Schultz: “Be advised that any amphibious operation has a ‘departed date; ‘ therefore the shortened term ‘D-Day’ is used.” He said there were actually several other D-Days during the war-Normandy was just the biggest and most well-known.