Welcome to “Spotlight on D-Day” from Encyclopædia Britannica.

D-Day (6 June 1944) was an important day during World War II, as it signified the start of the Allied invasion of German-held France by British, Canadian and US troops. It is often described as “the beginning of the end” to World War II.

In the Britannica Article on D-Day you can read about the planning of Operation Overlord,
details of the invasion itself and the results.

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