Normandy landings
June 6 – August 29, 1944 · Normandy
Result Allied victory
Allied forces landed on five beaches in Normandy on D-Day, supported by airborne troops. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history and opened a second front against Germany in Western Europe.
Allies
Axis
Other
Units
First Army (United States)
Second Army (United Kingdom)
US Third Army
I Corps (United Kingdom)
3rd (UK) Division
3rd Canadian Division
6th Airborne Division
V Corps (United States)
29th Infantry Division (United States)
Also under VIII Corps (United States)
VII Corps (United States)
2nd Armored Division (United States)
3rd Armored Division (United States)
82nd Airborne Division
90th Infantry Division (United States)
VIII Corps (United States)
4th Armored Division (United States)
8th Infantry Division (United States)
5th Ranger Battalion
XV Corps (United States)
XXX Corps (United Kingdom)
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
101st Airborne Division
4th Infantry Division (United States)
83rd Infantry Division (United States)
US 1st Division
US 2nd Division
4th Special Service Brigade
62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
Battles 5
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Operation Tonga June 5–7, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of Merville Gun Battery June 6, 1944 · 6 June 1944: British victory 7 June 1944: German victory
- Capture of the Caen Canal and Orne River bridges June 6, 1944 · British victory
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American airborne landings in Normandy June 6 – July 13, 1944 · Allied victory
- Brécourt Manor assault June 6, 1944 · Allied victory
- Mission Albany June 6–15, 1944 · American victory
- Battle of Port-en-Bessin June 6–7, 1944 · Allied victory
- Operation Mallard June 6, 1944 · British victory