British troops on a French beach on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 to take part in the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.

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Size: 4294px × 3279px
Location: Normandy, France
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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