The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler's defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II.
The 80th anniversary this week of the June 6, 1944, Allied invasion on D-Day that punched through Hitler s western defenses and helped precipitate Nazi Germany s surrender 11 months later brings mixed emotions for French survivors of the Battle of Normandy.
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