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In 1942 General Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, had warned Germany

to, "Beware the fury of an aroused democracy." On D-Day, June 6, 1944, the Allies

mounted the largest amphibious assault in history and redeemed Eisenhower's warning.

The invasion force consisted of more than 5,000 ships, 1,200 warships and 13,000

airplanes. Some 90,000 U.S., British, Canadian, and free French troops landed on the

beaches of Normandy while about 20,000 more came by parachute or glider. The

Invasion had been in preparation for a year. Over 55,000 brave American soldiers

stormed the beaches of Normandy, an appalling 2,700 Americans had took their last steps

of life defending their country, their world, and everything they stood for.



D-Day, planned by the Russians, Americans, and British insisted that the United

States help with the advancement on France (Atlantic front). British and Canadian forces

would also combine in the cross-channel invasion.......

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