The Allied Amphibious Landing on Five Normandy Beaches on the Morning of 6 June 1944 That Began the Liberation of Western Europe
Approximately 156,000 Allied troops landed across five Normandy beaches on the morning of 6 June 1944 — D-Day. Allied casualties on the day were approximately 10,000 with 4,414 confirmed killed. Paris was liberated on 25 August. Germany surrendered eleven months later.
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