Yes, by 20,000 men.
In terms of number of ships , the Okinawa invasion fleet was larger. In terms of casualties the number was far greater at Okinawa. The US Navy deaths were higher than Marines or Army.
The invasion of Normandy, starting with D-Day was the largest naval and air invasion ever. In four months they landed more troops, vehicles and cargo than at any other time in history.
Pas-de-Calais
Normandy Beach was selected for D-Day due to its strategic location and favorable conditions for an Allied invasion. Its relatively flat terrain allowed for easier movement of troops and equipment, while the extensive beaches provided ample landing space. Additionally, the location was less fortified than other potential invasion sites, reducing the risk of heavy resistance. The element of surprise was also a critical factor, as German forces did not anticipate the invasion at Normandy.
The Allies set up a fake base so any Nazi spy would think that the invasion would happen in another place than Normandy. Patton really was working with command on the invasion at the base they were going to invade from. The fake base idea worked because the Germans didn't have Normandy beach as well armed as they could have had.
In terms of number of ships , the Okinawa invasion fleet was larger. In terms of casualties the number was far greater at Okinawa. The US Navy deaths were higher than Marines or Army.
The Normandy D Day was far larger than the D Day for Okinawa. Over 5000 ships and hundreds of planes and hundreds of thousands of troops were involved in the Normandy Invasion. The invasion on Okinawa was peanuts compared to that.
The invasion of Normandy, starting with D-Day was the largest naval and air invasion ever. In four months they landed more troops, vehicles and cargo than at any other time in history.
Because it employed more vessels than any other invasion, before or since.
Pas-de-Calais
The Allies chose Normandy as the Germans were not expecting landing there.
The Normandy Invasion of the Allied Forces to arrive in Normandy, France. It was called Operation Overlord. It consisted of many nation's forces. There were over 6000 ships and boats. There were thousands of planes and millions of people who landed by sea or by air (parachuted or air glided) on the shores and coast line of Normandy. They were able to defeat the Germans in that area and in less than a year they defeated the Nazis completely.
Normandy Beach was selected for D-Day due to its strategic location and favorable conditions for an Allied invasion. Its relatively flat terrain allowed for easier movement of troops and equipment, while the extensive beaches provided ample landing space. Additionally, the location was less fortified than other potential invasion sites, reducing the risk of heavy resistance. The element of surprise was also a critical factor, as German forces did not anticipate the invasion at Normandy.
The Allies set up a fake base so any Nazi spy would think that the invasion would happen in another place than Normandy. Patton really was working with command on the invasion at the base they were going to invade from. The fake base idea worked because the Germans didn't have Normandy beach as well armed as they could have had.
It was one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of the war.
The German Military, for the most part, did not expect the Allied invasion to land at the widest part of the English Channel, Normandy. They expected (again, for the most part, not entirely) the invasion was more likely to come at the Pas de Callais, the shortest point of the English Channel and therefore the shortest distance between France and England. This prompted German forces toreinforce the French beachhead at the Pas De Callais with much more men, supplies, defenses and defense positions than in Normandy. Only German General Rommel, placed in command of Normandy shortly before the D-Day invasion, suspected the Allied attack on the Normandy beachhead. There was not enough time, though, to reinforce Normandy to his liking.
The allies wanted the Germans to believe the invasion was to take place across the shortest channel crossing to Calais, France.