7. D-Day was a Mixed Coordinated Attack that Marked the Start of Operation Overlord
The Allied forces launched a combined land, naval and air assault on the German-occupied Northern France. This marked the beginning of what was codenamed Operation ‘Overlord’- the Allied invasion of Western Europe and a long and costly battle to liberate Northwest Europe from the hands of Nazi-Germany.
Allied airborne forces were dropped at designated locations across northern France early on June 6, the D-Day. In Utah, Omaha, Juno, Gold and Sword, ground troops landed to join the rest of the forces. The Allied forces had established a firm foothold in the coastal region by the end of the day and forced the Germans to retreat inland. Their advancement into France would begin.
