During the D-Day invasion, the Allied forces made a battle plan to storm the beaches of Normandy, France. Unfortunately for the Allied forces, the troops stationed in Normandy knew of the plans to storm the beaches. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died on D-Day because the troops in Normandy were well-prepared for an invasion.
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The D-Day invasion was in Normandy, not at Dunkirk.
The overall commander of Allied troops during the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944 was General (later President) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
It is referred to as "D-Day" or the Normandy Invasion or Operation Overlord. There are actually many D-Days. The term refers to the start of any war campaign not just the Normandy Invasion but that particular D-Day invasion was the largest one that had ever happened. There were 6,000 ships in that invasion and hundreds of planes. There were over one hundred thousand people in that invasion too.
The landing craft used in D-Day were LCVP's and LCT's
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