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  2. D-Day (military term) - Wikipedia

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    Battle plans for the Normandy Invasion, the most famous D-Day. In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. [1] The best-known D-Day is during World War II, on June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany.

  3. Operation Overlord - Wikipedia

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    D-day assault routes into Normandy "Overlord" was the name assigned to the establishment of a large-scale lodgement on the Continent. [56] The first phase, the amphibious invasion and establishment of a secure foothold, was code-named Operation Neptune [49] and is often referred to as "D-Day".

  4. 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.

  5. D-Day Anniversary: Normandy invasion remembered for ... - AOL

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    On June 6, 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, became the largest amphibious military assault the world had ever seen.. The success of the operation, called Operation Overlord and most ...

  6. What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s ...

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    June 6, 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Germany in World War II.

  7. 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

  8. When is D-Day? Answers to your questions on the WWII invasion

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    The D in D-Day just stands for “Day.” It is the designation that the military uses on the start date of an important operation . The days before or after the start date of an operation are ...

  9. Pointe du Hoc - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the invasion of Normandy, the German army fortified the area with concrete casemates and gun pits. On D-Day , the United States Army Provisional Ranger Group attacked and captured Pointe du Hoc after scaling the cliffs.