History: D-Day (6 June 1944) was the largest seaborne invasion i…

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Did you know? D-Day (6 June 1944) was the largest seaborne invasion in history: 156,000 Allies, 5,000 ships, 11,000 aircraft on a single day on the beaches of Normandy. 4,414 Allies died that one day. The code name was "Operation Overlord"; the American Omaha Beach was the bloodiest.

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D-Day (6 June 1944) was the largest seaborne invasion in history: 156,000 Allies, 5,000 ships, 11,000 aircraft on a single day on the beaches of Normandy. 4,414 Allies died that one day. The code name was "Operation Overlord"; the American Omaha Beach was the bloodiest.

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