D-Day: The Invasion Of Normandy
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When on D-Day-June 6, 1944-Allied armies landed in Normandy on the
northwestern coast of France, possibly the one most critical event of World
War II happened; for upon the outcome of the invasion hung the fate of
Europe. If the invasion failed, the United States might turn its full
attention to ....
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approximately 154,000 British, Canadian and American soldiers, including
23,000 arriving by parachute and glider. The invasion also involved a long-
range deception plan on a scale the world had never before seen and the
secret operations of tens of thousands of Allied resistance fighters in
Nazi-occupied countries of western Europe.
American General Dwight D. Eisenhower was named supreme commander
for the allies in Europe. British General, Sir Frederick Morgan,
established a ....
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