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Montgomery Leads Allied Normandy Invasion Front
Allied forces commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower opened the D Day invasion of northern France. American, British, and Canadian troops struck the coast in a massive operation affirmed by press from Supreme Headquarters. General Montgomery led the assault as German reports claimed paratroopers landed in Normandy before the official communique announced the landing.
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Associated Prses Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Greenwich
Britain
Bernard L. Montgomery
le Havre
Cherbourg
Bay of the Seine
Normandy
Channel
Hastings
Brighton
Portsmouth
Bournemouth