D-DAY June 6 1944 156,000 american,british, and canadian forces landed on five diffrent beaches UTAH,OMAHA,GOLD,JUNO, and SWORD. The airborn assault into normandy as part as the allied invasion of europe was the largest use of airborn troops up to the time.Paratroopers of the US was the 82nd and the 101st airborn division the British 6th Division and the 1st canadian parachute battalion. There was about a estimate of about 420,000 allies and german troops that died on D-DAY.
In honor of those who fought and died during the allied invasion of normandy i say thank you
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