1944 ⟶ D-Day: Allied Landings in Normandy

D-Day begins with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on th...
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🚢 D-Day: Allied Landings in Normandy

D-Day begins with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The Allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history.⟶
D-Day: Allied Landings in Normandy (1944)
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🗓️ D-Day Postponed to June 5th

D-Day for Operation Overlord set for 5 June.⟶
D-Day Postponed to June 5th (1944)
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💥 Operation Overlord: Bombing of Normandy Coast

Operation Overlord commences when more than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.⟶
Operation Overlord: Bombing of Normandy Coast (1944)
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🇬🇧 British Troops Liberate Bayeux

Bayeux is liberated by British troops.⟶
British Troops Liberate Bayeux (1944)
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🪖 First Allied Troops Land in Normandy

The first Allied troops land in Normandy; paratroopers are scattered from Caen southward.⟶
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🚀 Allied Breakout from Normandy Begins

Saint-Lô, France is taken, and the Allied breakout from hedgerow country in Normandy begins.⟶
Allied Breakout from Normandy Begins (1944)
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