Invasion of Normandy

1944 invasion and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy during WWII

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1944 — 1944 battle, Q122350847, Q16541072, Q16544085, Normandy landings, Battle of Ushant, Operation Overlord, Q785, Q25230, France, 

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  Battle for Caen 1944
  
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  Battle of Bréville 1944
  
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  Battle of Douvres Radar Station 1944
  
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  Battle of Merville Gun Battery 1944
  
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  Battle of Port-en-Bessin 1944
  
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  Battle of Villers-Bocage 1944
  
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  Invasion of Normandy 1944
  
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  Normandy landings 1944
  
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  Operation Tonga 1944
  

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1944-08-06T00:00:00Z

Battle for Caen

1944-06-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Bréville

1944-06-17T00:00:00Z

Battle of Douvres Radar Station

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

Battle of Merville Gun Battery

1944-06-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Port-en-Bessin

1944-06-13T00:00:00Z

Battle of Villers-Bocage

1944-07-01T00:00:00Z

Invasion of Normandy

1944-06-06T00:00:00Z

Normandy landings

1944-06-07T00:00:00Z

Operation Tonga

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American Paratroopers in France

Cagny

Soldiers of the German 12th S.S. Division in a temporary prisoner-of-war cage in Normandy, France, ca. 7-8 July 1944

USS LST-543 unloading after Invasion of Normandy, 1944

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Reed, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Regional Contracting Office of the 501st Combat Support Wing, salutes after placing a wreath at the base of the Wall of 130423-F-ZI303-093

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image	Soldiers of the German 12th S.S. Division in a temporary prisoner-of-war cage in Normandy, France, ca. 7-8 July 1944				Wikimedia
image	USS LST-543 unloading after Invasion of Normandy, 1944				Wikimedia
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