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Normandy landings

1944, World War II

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@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-normandy-landings,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Normandy landings},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/battles/normandy-landings},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

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

Cross-Tradition Connections

Led By

Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Additional Source Wikipedia: Normandy landingsInfobox: Commanders (German)

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1. Wikipedia: Normandy landings

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The Normandy landings were the amphibious and airborne operations on 6 June 1944 during the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord.

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6 June 1944

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Normandy, France (49 20N 0 36W)

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Infobox: Result

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Allied victory; five beachheads established in Normandy

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Part Of: World War II, Infobox: Part of

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Operation Overlord and the Western Front of the Second World War

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Led By: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Infobox: Commanders (Allied)

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Led By: Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Infobox: Commanders (Allied, ground forces)

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Bernard Montgomery

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Led By: Erwin Rommel, Infobox: Commanders (German)

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Erwin Rommel

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