The Axis forces defended the coastline of France. Most of them were Nazi Germans.
The advancing forces were the Allied Forces. See the story of the Normandy invasion to learn how troops were moved and made their way through France on the attached links. Watch the movies They Longest Day, Saving Private Ryan, and The Band of Brothers to get all the detail you need. See links below.
Only the Germans fought the Allies on D-Day, other Axis powers were not involved.
The Allies and the Axis.
To keep the Allies out of Europe
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The Allies invasion of France to liberate France from Axis control.
The Allies (Americans, Brits, etc.) were the ones against the Axis (Germans)
D-day occurred in World War 2 so that the Allies (including the U.S.) could free France from Germany and the Axis powers.
About 12,500 German P.O.W.s were taken, and 57,000 P.O.W.s on the axis and allies combined.
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The D-Day invasion (also known as Operation Overlord) took place on June 6, 1944 and was the Allies' invasion of the Axis-held European mainland.
The axis was made up of the Germans, Italians, and the Japanese. The main allied powers were the United states, Britain, and Canada. There were resistance groups in France who helped the allies after D-day.