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156000 men landed on d.-day of which 83000 were from britain and the commonwealth. over a quarter 1000000 more supported operations from air and sea while the french resistance carried out extraordinary acts of bravery behind enemy lines many were terribly wounded and many made the ultimate sacrifice that day and in the fierce fighting that followed as together our allied nations sought to release europe from the grip of fascism men like left tenant then brother richard the oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry 28 years old husband father to be. thought to be the 1st allied soldier killed in action after leading the charge over pegasus bridge marine robert cason of $46.00 royal marine commandos ....