D DAY
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On June 6, 1944 the largest amphibious assault in history took place. After months of preparation and strategic planning, one of the greatest battles ever to be fought was about to begin. On June 6, a force comprised of Allied soldiers from the U.S., Britain, and Canada stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. D-Day, as the Allies called it, was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The invasion at Normandy took the Germans by surprise, because they expected an invasion to come from farther north, near Calais, at the narrowest part of the English Channel. The Germans fought the invasion fiercely, but by the end of the day, the Allies secured all five beaches. Even though this battle became one of the most important battles in World War II, it came at a very high cost. By the end of the day more than 2,500 Americans lay dead on the beach...