The Allies chose Normandy as the Germans were not expecting landing there.
Normandy
June 6, 1944
Eisenhower.
It was the beginning of the Allied invasion of Europe. It began with the landing at Normandy, France. The invasion saw the largest amphibious assault in history
The name of the battalion that was formed from the Basque units at the Normandy landing and the liberation of Paris was Guernica Battalion.
LVT- Landing Vehicle, Tracked LVP- Landing Vehicle, Personel LVTT- Landing Vehicle, Tank
Eisenhower
It was known as D-day
The allied invasion of Normandy was met by heavy gunfire even as they were landing on the beach.
The invasion of German occupied France by the Allied forces.
The name D-day was not just used for the invasion of Normandy it is used as a general term in the military as an important moment or the time of a important operation. So, they called it D-day because it was a focal point in the war and whether they succeeded or failed was very important to the rest of the world. As for the land that just simply means they landed(arrived) on the beaches of Normandy that day.