WORLD HISTORY

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: -On June 6, 1944, more than 160, 000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.

Detailed explanation-3: -In other words, the D in D-Day merely stands for Day. This coded designation was used for the day of any important invasion or military operation.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -It ended with heavy casualties-more than 9, 000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded in those first 24 hours-but D-Day is largely considered the successful beginning of the end of Hitler’s tyrannical regime.