D-Day was the opening assault of the Allied invasion of Normandy. Before dawn on 6 June 1944,
airborne forces landed behind the coast; naval and air bombardment followed, and American,
British and Canadian troops came ashore at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
The beachheads opened a major western front in Europe. The campaign then expanded through
the battles for Cherbourg and Caen, the American breakout during Operation Cobra and the
closing of the Falaise Pocket in August.
“Into the Jaws of Death”, U.S. troops landing on 6 June 1944. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by
Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent. Public domain.
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