58K views · 636 reactions | Without the brilliant planning and heroic sacrifices of the D-Day invasion in 1944, the Allies may have never defeated the Nazi forces in Europe. On #ThisDayInHistory, more than 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy’s fiercely defended beaches in northern France. #DDay https://www.history.com/news/d-day-normandy-wwii-facts Soldiers on landing craft + walking thru water toward Normandy beach / D-Day; 1944 | HISTORY | Facebook

At the time, the D-Day invasion was the largest naval, air and land operation in history, and within a few days about 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed. How did #DDay change the course of World War II? | HISTORY