On June 6, 1944, the largest air, land and sea invasion in military history took place on the Normandy coast of France.
The Battle of Normandy, often referred to as D-Day and codenamed "Operation Overlord," has been described by historians as a major turning point for the Allied forces in World War II.
The Allies even created a "dummy army" called the First U.S. Army Group commanded by Lt. General George Patton, according to military historian and authorEisenhower and the Allied leaders postponed the planned D-Day from the beginning of May to June 5, 1944. The invasion was postponed again just a few days before due to bad weather.
"You are about to embark on the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you." Thousands of planes also dropped bombs on German defenses, and a massive naval bombardment took place from the water.
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