D-Day – Battle for Normandy, June 6, 1944

D-Day June 6, 1944 The Battle for Normandy

D-Day – The Battle for Normandy began on June 6, 1944. Allied armies stormed ashore in a huge amphibious landing accompanied by air support and paratroopers striking targets inland. Once ashore the troops pushed against German forces and established areas from which to strike further into France.

(U.S. Army graphic by Daniel Torok, June 5, 2017).

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