WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On June 6, 1944, more than 156, 000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy’s fiercely defended beaches in northern France in an operation that proved to be a critical turning point in World War II.

Detailed explanation-2: -The majority of troops who landed on the D-Day beaches were from the United Kingdom, Canada and the US. However, troops from many other countries participated in D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Poland.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Is D-Day in French? D-Day in French is “Le Débarquement”, which literally means ‘disembarkation, disembarking, landing’.

Detailed explanation-4: -General Dwight D. Eisenhower was supreme commander of the operation that ultimately involved the coordinated efforts of 12 nations. After much deliberation, it was decided that the landings would take place on the long, sloping beaches of Normandy.