Daily Curiosityby Erudico

General History · Question

What happened on June 6, 1944?

Answer

D-Day

The story behind the answer

June 6, 1944 was D-Day—the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, launching Operation Overlord. It was the largest amphibious assault in history, opening a crucial Western Front against Nazi Germany and paving the

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