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.
German forces in Normandy, France
Battles in Normandy happened in 2004.
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.
Landings at Cape Torokina happened on 1943-11-01.