Invasion of Normandy

June 6, 1944 – July 1944

Result Allied victory

Allied forces crossed the English Channel and landed on the Normandy beaches under heavy air and naval cover, then fought inland against German defenders. The landings opened the Western Front in German-occupied France.

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Battles 2

June 6 – August 29, 1944

Normandy landings Allied victory Normandy Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Gerd von Rundstedt

June 9, 1944

Battle of Ushant (1944) Allied victory English Channel

Key commanders

Allies 7

Dwight D. Eisenhower military commander

Omar Bradley military commander

Bernard Montgomery military commander

Miles Dempsey military commander

Bertram Home Ramsay military commander

George S. Patton military commander

Harry Crerar military commander

Axis 6

Gerd von Rundstedt military commander

Erwin Rommel military commander

Adolf Hitler belligerent leader

Walter Model military commander

Günther von Kluge military commander

Paul Hausser military commander