There were approximately 80,000 British soldiers on the beaches at D Day. There were many more in ships and aircraft assisting.
At start of D-Day, Britain had 60,000 Soldiers. During D-Day It is estimated that 57,500 British troops survived,, the meant that around 2,500 British troops were killed in D-Day.
Most of the soldiers fighting on D-Day were British.
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During D-Day at Sword Beach, Britain lost about 550 Soldiers.
The British, Canadians, Americans and many British colonial soldiers were on the invading side. The German armies were occupiers.
On the Allied side most of the soldiers were British, with many Americans and about 10,000 Canadians. There were smaller groups of soldiers from France, Belgium, Poland, Holland and Norway. The aircraft supporting were British, American, Canadian and Australian.
Canada sent many soldiers and airmen to Britain. About 21,000 Canadian soldiers landed on D-Day .
About 350 Canadian soldiers were wounded on D-Day.
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American, British, Canadian, and French in exile. Note that the British had many dutch, Polish, and French soldiers who had escaped their home countries in their armies.
Approximately 300,000 British and Allied soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. While exact numbers of those specific soldiers who later fought on D-Day in 1944 are not clearly documented, many veterans of Dunkirk returned to active service and participated in the Normandy landings. It is estimated that several thousand of the Dunkirk survivors played a role in D-Day.
Over a million Allied soldiers were part of Operation Overlord, with over 170,000 of them landing on D-Day, the first day.