6 juin 1944 - D-Day Landing

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-This was known as the largest seaborne invasion in history

-D-day was fought on the beaches of Normandy in northern France

-12 Allied nations fought for the beaches of Normandy, including Australia, Canada, Belgium, France, Czechoslovakia, Greece, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States against Nazi Germany

-It was nicknamed Operation Neptune

-Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the D-Day Landing

-The operation lasted for 24 hours

-There was a 1 in 4 chance of surviving during the fight

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