The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. read more
In the months and weeks before D-Day, the Allies carried out a massive deception operation intended to make the Germans think the main invasion target was Pas-de-Calais (the narrowest point between Britain and France) rather than Normandy. read more
D-Day was the invasion of Normandy which took place on June 6, 1944, during World War II, and saw Allied airborne and seaborne forces land in France. D-Day was the invasion of Normandy which took place on June 6, 1944, during World War II, and saw Allied airborne and seaborne forces land in France. read more