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Allied forces landed on Normandy beaches on D-Day

Operation Overlord launched the naval invasion of Nazi-occupied France in June 1944

On 6 June 1944, over 150,000 Allied soldiers landed along fifty miles of fortified Normandy coast in northern France under Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. Supported by naval gunfire and airborne divisions, D-Day established a strategic Western Front that contributed to the liberation of Western Europe.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Operation Overlord launched the naval invasion of Nazi-occupied France in June 1944. The figure is taken from National Archives, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.