On this day in history - June 6, 1944 - 12,000 planes along with more than 7,000 amphibious assault vessels all bringing across nearly 160,000 Allied troops, including one future 12th Man, over the English Channel invaded Nazi-occupied France as part of Operation Overlord to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.
Buck Compton: Day of Days
On this day in history - June 6, 1944 - 12,000 planes along with more than 7,000 amphibious assault vessels all bringing across nearly 160,000 Allied troops, including one future 12th Man, over the English Channel invaded Nazi-occupied France as part of Operation Overlord to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.
Jun 06, 2013 at 06:05 AM
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