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  2. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day (after the military term ), it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.

  3. Gold Beach - Wikipedia

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    Gold, commonly known as Gold Beach, was the code name for one of the five areas of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. Gold, the central of the five areas, was located between Port-en-Bessin on the west and the Lieu-dit La Rivière in Ver-sur-Mer on the east.

  4. Operation Overlord - Wikipedia

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    Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day ) with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune).

  5. Looking back at the beaches of Normandy on D-Day: June ... - AOL

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    On June 6, 1944, the world was forever changed. World War II had already been raging around the globe for four years when the planning for Operation Neptune -- what we now know as "D-Day" -- began ...

  6. 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted ... - AOL

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    The Allied invasion of Normandy was a major turning point in World War II. This is how it happened. 80 years ago, on the beaches of Normandy, WWII shifted course: Here's how D-Day unfolded

  7. Utah Beach - Wikipedia

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    Utah, commonly known as Utah Beach, was the code name for one of the five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), during World War II. The westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches in Normandy, Utah is on the Cotentin Peninsula, west of the mouths of the Douve and Vire ...

  8. As it happened: How Northern Michigan news outlets ... - AOL

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    June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. Here's how the news played out in Northern Michigan.

  9. Beachhead - Wikipedia

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    A beachhead is a temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea and begins to defend the area as other reinforcements arrive. Once a large enough unit is assembled, the invading force can begin advancing inland.