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D-Day 75th Anniversary - 6th June 2019.

Compiled by DDAY.CENTER, the most comprehensive list of events to remember D-Day and the Battle of Normandy

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THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY

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D-Day at 75: The faces of the men who fought at Normandy

The Associated Press May 24, 2019

https://www.journalnow.com/news/trending/d-day-at-the-faces-of-the-men-who-fought/article_a087d988-e744-55e5-831d-c2f2a6317d70.html#4

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Normandy prepares for 75th anniversary of D-day landings

More than 2 million remembrance tourists expected to join veterans and world leaders for commemorations

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/normandy-prepares-for-75th-anniversary-of-d-day-landings

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D-Day -- History.com Editors

Updated on May 23, 2019

Contents
1. Preparing for D-Day https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day#section_1

2. A Weather Delay: June 5, 1944 https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day#section_3

3. D-Day Landings: June 6, 1944 https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day#section_4

4. Victory in Normandy https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day#section_5

During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.
Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region.

The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans.

The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.

READ MORE: D-Day Facts About the Epic Invasion
https://www.history.com/news/d-day-normandy-wwii-facts

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day