• It was the largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. • The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord. – General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation, and plans were ...
Eighty years after it happened, D-Day – the largest land, sea and air invasion ever attempted – still resonates today. With the bold invasion of Nazi-held Europe on June 6, 1944, the Allied forces ...
The anniversary of World War II's D-Day is June 6, commemorating the largest invasion by air, land and sea in history. More than 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes and 150,000 soldiers from the United ...