Today, this stretch of Normandy's English Channel coast has returned to sandy beaches filled with laughing children and sun-seekers, but everywhere you go are reminders of those terrible days and the horrific toll of lives they took. The landing sites lie between Pegasus Bridge in the east and Sainte-Mère-Église in the west and are described below in that order, east to west. The fact that the months of strategic and material planning and preparation for the code-named " Operation Overlord" was all carried out in secret, all the while feinting at an invasion elsewhere to divert German troops, is nothing short of a miracle. D-Day was also the turning point that brought Europe out of the iron grip of the Nazis and all the bigotry, genocide, oppression, and inhumanity they stood for.Įstablishing a western land front was crucial to the allies, and in a few short hours, and in the face of overwhelming odds, it was accomplished by the massive and heroic efforts of Canadian, American, and British forces joined by smaller contingents of Polish, Danish, and Free French troops. The allied invasion of Normandy on Jis not only one of the great epics of military - and human - history. We may earn a commission from affiliate links ( )
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