ノルマンディー上陸作戦
[b]The Invasion of Normandy[/b], also known as [b][[D-Day]][/b] or [b]Operation Overlord[/b], was an Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of [[germany|German]]-occupied Western Europe during [[World War II]]. 

The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings ([b]Operation Neptune[/b]). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in [[France]] by the end of August 1944.

h4. See also
* [[Omaha Beach]]
* [[Battle of Carentan]]
* [[Battle of Caen]]

* [[Saving Private Ryan]]
* [[Band of Brothers]]

* [[101st Airborne]]

* [[Battle of France]]
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