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On this day in 1944, Allied troops landed on beaches of Normandy, under the protective fire of British and American warships and overwhelming airpower, to fight Nazi Germany. Commonly known as #DDay, the operation's codename was "Operation Overlord."

On this day in 1944, Allied troops landed on beaches of Normandy, under the protective fire of British and American warships and overwhelming airpower, to fight Nazi Germany. Commonly known as #DDay, the operation's codename was "Operation Overlord."