75 Years Ago: Photos from the D-Day invasion: In the early hours of June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 allied troops set off to begin the assault on Normandy.
The parachute troops were assigned
of the initial operation -- a night jump behind enemy lines five hours before the coastal landings. The decision to launch the airborne attack in darkness instead of waiting for first light remains controversial.A convoy of infantry transport ships head toward the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, as seen from the USS Ancon. Barrage balloons, which defend against attack from low-flying aircraft, float overhead.
The invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord and commanded by U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, remains the largest amphibious assault in history and involved almost 7,000 ships and landing craft along a 50-mile stretch of the French coast. It ultimately led to the liberation of western Europe from the Nazi regime.—Coast Guardsmen rescue two survivors after their vessel was hit off Normandy on June 6, 1944.U.S.
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