D-Day June 6, 1944

by vcasny

The largest amphibious invasion force in history landed in Normandy, France 67 years ago today.  160,000 Allied troops, more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion.The cost was high, with more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers killed or wounded. But D-Day began the road to the ultimate defeat of Hitler’s army. Click on this U.S. Army web site for more information, including a video.

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