Normandy landings
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The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6:30 am (GMT+2). In planning, as for most Allied operations, the term D-Day was used for the day of the actual landing, which was dependent on final approval.
See also
- Normandy
- D-Day (military term)
- End of World War II in Europe
- Atlantic Wall, an extensive system of 15,000 Nazi bunkers built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1945 along the western coast of Europe and Scandinavia as a defense against an anticipated Allied invasion
- The Longest Day, the 1962 Oscar-winning film dramatization of the event
- Saving Private Ryan, a 1998 Oscar-winning film dramatization featuring Omaha Beach starring Tom Hanks
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