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Normandy beach, France
During World War II, the route chosen by the Allies to cross into France and begin liberating the mainland of Europe was the beach-dominated coast of Normandy, France. With this "D-Day" invasion of Normandy achieving success, the Allies then moved deeper into France (thence the rest of Europe) through both central and northern lines-of-advance in France.
The D-Day invasion began on the beaches of Normandy.
They forced the German army into retreat from France, allowing the Allies to liberate the country.
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June 6th 1944 at Normandy, France
on June 6, 1944
D-Day was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France. It gave the Allies a foothold in western France and would cause the Germans to retreat. The significant factor was that large numbers of Allied forces could safely land on parts of France that the Allies held. It was also a significant morale boost for the Allies. Germany now found itself fighting on three fronts. Fighting Allied troops in Italy, Russia and France.
The d day your most likely thinking of is the june 6 1944 allied invasion of Normandy France as this d day has become synonymous with this invasion. However d day was used by the military to denote the day any planed operation was to begin so it could be just about any invasion in world war 2.
Tuesday, June 6th, 1944. See the Wikipedia weblink below.
Very simply, the need for the Allies to gain a foothold on European soil to enable them to begin the assault on Hitler's "Fortress Europe."j3h.
To hide the ships carrying the men and equipment across the English Channel.