the Normandy landings
/ðə ˌnɔːməndi ˈlændɪŋz/
/ðə ˌnɔːrməndi ˈlændɪŋz/
- the military operation, beginning on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) during which large numbers of British, US and Canadian soldiers landed in Normandy in northern France, and began the campaign to drive the Germans out of France
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