WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On D-Day, June 6, 1944, thousands of Americans joined an Allied force of 150, 000 men from 12 countries storming the beaches of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in military history and the turning point in the war against Nazi Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Midway was one of the most important naval battles of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. It was fought between the U.S. and Japanese navies June 4-7, 1942. This battle turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in favor of the Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern France, code-named Overlord. Primary Image: Soldiers coming ashore at Normandy on D-Day.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yet the bloody and protracted Battle of Normandy was a decisive victory for the Allies and paved the way for the liberation of much of north-west Europe. ‘Overlord’ did not bring an end to the war in Europe, but it did begin the process through which victory was eventually achieved.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Normandy beaches were chosen by planners because they lay within range of air cover, and were less heavily defended than the obvious objective of the Pas de Calais, the shortest distance between Great Britain and the Continent.