Learn History: A Summary of D-Day
After Hitler began strengthening the German fortress at Normandy, Allied Forces conceived a plan to invade France by crossing the English Channel.http://www.britannica.com/dday/article-236171 Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as Supreme Allied Commander, chose June 6 as the date of attack.c The meaning of the "D" in "D-Day" is somewhat unclear. Some have speculated that the letter stands for "decisive" or "disembarkation", but the initial may be just be an abbreviation for "day".http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday/sfeature/sf_info.html
According to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, the invasion on D-Day was the largest military attack ever carried out. More than 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and 150,000 soldiers were involved in the operation.c Over 9,000 servicemen were killed or wounded during the invasion, but the remaining soldiers continued on to fight the Nazis.http://www.army.mil/d-day/10 months after the invasion of Normandy, the Germans lost control of Paris, beginning the decline of Hitler's reign.c A week after Hitler's suicide, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied Forces on May 7, 1945, which is commemorated as V-E Day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/7/newsid_3578000/3578325.stm
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Normandy
Normandy is a province on the northern coast of France. It was the site of the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944 during World War II.
