SUMMARY
On June 6, 1944, the D-Day invasion marked a turning point in WWII. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, including 73,000 Americans, 83,000 British and Canadian forces, and others, facing around 50,000 Germans. Operations targeted five beaches with a massive armada and strategic inland actions. Over 11,000 aircraft, 7,000 ships, and numerous vehicles were deployed. D-Day casualties numbered 4,414 Allied troops killed, with many more wounded. The Battle of Normandy claimed 73,000 Allied lives and left 153,000 wounded. Exact German casualties remain uncertain. Today, D-Day survivors, now in their 90s, are dwindling in number, with fewer and fewer alive each passing year to share their stories.
