Catalina Espinosa
Research expert covering society, economy, and politics for Europe and the EU
WWII: D-Day - Statistics & Facts
The Normandy Landings, codenamed Operation Neptune and commonly referred to as D-Day, was one of the most significant events of the Second World War. On June 6, 1944, a force of predominantly American, British, and Canadian forces stormed five beaches along the Baie de Seine, Normandy, to begin the liberation of Western Europe after four years of German occupation. The Normandy landings were the largest amphibious invasion in history, and provided the foothold used by the Western Allies as they then pushed through into the Low Countries and Germany, before Germany鈥檚 surrender on May 8, 1945.
