Here s what happened on D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken kesq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kesq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The invasion took place June 6, 1944, and saw tens of thousands of troops from the United States, United Kingdom, France and Canada landing on five stretches of the Normandy coastline.
D-Day the military term for the first day of the Normandy landings was the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken and laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Germany in World War II.