38 Quick and Interesting Facts About D-Day
The Allied Invasion of Western Europe in 1944: D-DAY. 1. The Normandy Landings were the Allied invasion of Normandy on the 6th June 1944 during Operation Overlord, in World War 2. 2. They are commonly known as the D-Day Landings and were codenamed Operation Neptune. 3. The Normandy Landings was the largest sea-born invasion in history. 4. For months before D-Day, the Allies planted misinformation, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to deceive the Germans as to the date and location of the real invasion. 5. There were over 3,000 reconnaissance missions in the weeks before the invasion, taking photos of key locations. 6. In 1943, draft copy of the plans blew out the window of Norfolk House, London. A passer-by retrieved them and handed them in. 7. There were five landing zones along the beaches of Normandy, stretching 50 miles along the coast. Utah, Omaha, Gold, Sword, and Juno. 8. The Americans landed at Utah and Oma...