D-Day Lands Allied Troops: Normandy Invasion Begins
Fifteen thousand paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines just before dawn, while 130,000 infantrymen stormed five beaches to establish the first foothold of a liberated Western Europe. This massive amphibious assault shattered German defenses along the Atlantic Wall and forced Hitler to divert critical resources away from the Eastern Front, accelerating the collapse of Nazi control across the continent.
June 6, 1944
82 years ago
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