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D-Day Invasion. On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and turned the tides of World War II. Early in the morning on June 6, 1944, about 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed a handful of beaches along the coast of Normandy, France.
The outcome of the war rested upon its success. The plan for Operation Overlord entailed landing nine divisions of sea and airborne troops, over 150,000 men, along a 60-mile stretch of coast in just 24 hours. On D-Day, three airborne divisions, one British and two American, would drop behind the landing beaches. Their job,seize beach exits, capture key transportation and communication points, and block German counterattacks. Six divisions would assault the five landing beaches.