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Landing Craft and Paratroops Launch Normandy Invasion
Allied forces led by Dwight D. Eisenhower struck northern France on June 6 in the largest overseas operation, with Bernard Montgomery commanding the assault and American, British, and Canadian troops landing along the Normandy coast. The invasion aimed for total victory as paratroopers and sea landings unleashed heavy bombardment and fortifications, signaling a turning point in the war.
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Montgomery
Channel
Mighty Force Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Greenwich
Britain
Bernard L Montgomery
le Havre
Cherbourg
Bay of the Seine
Normandy
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Portsmouth
Bournemouth
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Berlin
Caen
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Allied Liberation Army
Omer Bradley
England
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