HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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June 6, 1944-the day of the Normandy landings-initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany.
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V J Day
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V E Day
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D Day
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Normandy invasion was one of great turning points of 20th-century history. An immense army was placed in Nazi-occupied Europe, never to be dislodged. Germany was threatened that same month by a tremendous Soviet invasion from the east that would reach the gates of Berlin by the following April.
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