American airborne landings in Normandy happened on 1944-07-13.
Normandy landings happened on 1944-06-06.
Normandy, France
It had to happen because they had to liberate France, but also catch the Germans by surprise.
The Normandy landings were to establish a beachhead in northern France and open a second European front to fight against Germany.
German forces in Normandy, France
Normandy landings happened on 1944-06-06.
Normandy, France
It had to happen because they had to liberate France, but also catch the Germans by surprise.
The Normandy landings were to establish a beachhead in northern France and open a second European front to fight against Germany.
If Allied troops landing on the beaches were unable to achieve a lodgement at Normandy & likewise unable to link-up with the Allied Airborne troops further inland, then the Airborne troops would have been defeated and eventually killed & captured.
the 101st and 82d Airborne as well as the British Airborne dropped behind German lines at Normandy, France very early on the morning of 6 June 1944
Landings on Rendova happened on 1943-06-30.
Airborne Ranger happened in 1987.
Landings at Cape Torokina happened on 1943-11-01.
Battles in Normandy happened in 2004.
German forces in Normandy, France
The Allied invasion of Normandy, often called D-Day, was a huge invasion. Military confrontations these days tend to be on a smaller scale, so a repeat of something as big as the Normandy landings would seem to be unlikely for the foreseeable future. But such things are never impossible.