Nearly 160,000 soldiers, 11,000 aircraft, 7,000 ships and other vehicles participated in what still is the largest seaborne invasion ever.
LIVE: Boeing’s space capsule to dock at ISS after springing more helium leaks on first test flight with astronautsAmerican troops, part of the Allied Expeditionary Force, wading ashore beside their amphibious tanks during the initial landings in France. If you’ve read a history book, then you’ve likely been inundated with June 6, 1944 and how important that day was to the world.
Today marks 80 years since the military operation known as “D-Day,” where Allied forces from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and France stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, during World War II.At the time, France was occupied by Nazi Germany, and the Allied soldiers bravely landed on the beaches as they faced gunfire from German soldiers stationed along nearby cliffs.
More than 4,000 were killed during the operation, giving the ultimate sacrifice in a mission that ultimately proved to be the turning point for the liberation of France and eventual Nazi defeat in World War II.6th June 1944: American troops helping their injured friends from a dinghy after the landing ship they were on was hit by enemy fire during the Allied invasion of France on D-Day. 6th June 1944: US Assault Troops seen here landing on Omaha beach during the Invasion of Normandy.
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