• 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 ...
This photograph is believed to show E Company, 16th Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, participating in the first wave of assaults during D-Day in Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. Uncredited / ASSOCIATED ...