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Normandy landings

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The Normandy landings were the amphibious and airborne operations carried out on 6 June 1944 by Allied forces, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and France, against Nazi Germany, opening the Allied invasion of Normandy under Operation Overlord. Commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower against German coastal defenses under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the operation, also known as D-Day, is described as the largest seaborne invasion in history and ended in an Allied victory with five beachheads established in Normandy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Battle Type
Amphibious and airborne invasion (D-Day landings) 1
Year
1944 1
Location
Normandy, France 1
Outcome
Allied victory; five beachheads established in Normandy 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Amphibious Assault 1
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Led By

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Commanders
Additional Source Wikipedia: Normandy landingsInfobox: Commanders (Allied, ground forces)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commanders
Additional Source Wikipedia: Normandy landingsInfobox: Commanders (Allied)
Erwin Rommel, Commanders
Additional Source Wikipedia: Normandy landingsInfobox: Commanders (German)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Normandy landings
  • Lead section, para 1
    The Normandy landings were the amphibious and airborne operations on 6 June 1944 during the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord.
  • Infobox: Date
    6 June 1944
  • Infobox: Location
    Normandy, France (49 20N 0 36W)
  • Infobox: Result
    Allied victory; five beachheads established in Normandy
  • Part Of: World War II, Infobox: Part of
    Operation Overlord and the Western Front of the Second World War
  • Led By: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Infobox: Commanders (Allied)
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Led By: Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Infobox: Commanders (Allied, ground forces)
    Bernard Montgomery
  • Led By: Erwin Rommel, Infobox: Commanders (German)
    Erwin Rommel
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Wikidata: Normandy landings
Wikidata Q16470, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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