I'm a big exerciser for a fat girl (hour, 5 days week). I'm scheduled for the sleeve in 3 days.
Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy. This figure includes over 209,000 Allied casualties, with nearly 37,000 dead amongst the ground forces and a further 16,714 deaths amongst the Allied air forces.
Franceâs D-Day Beaches: A Powerful Memorial. At the American Cemetery, nearly 10,000 headstones honor Americans who gave their lives on the Normandy beaches. (photo: MaryAnn Cameron) US Army Rangers scaled the daunting cliffs of Pointe du Hoc as part of the D-Day assault. (photo: Lauren Mills) Though the Allied invasion of Normandy took place several generations ago, Normandy's inhabitants haven't forgotten what the British, Canadian, and American troops and their families sacrificed during World War II.