Its aim was to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupiers ... a major role in the defeat of Adolf Hitler and the end of World War II. On the morning of June 5, Gen. Dwight D.

World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch ...

After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers ... and it all hinged on the success of the Normandy Landings on D-Day. If the German troops were able to prevent the initial landings ...

Here he broadcasts to the people of Western Europe in a statement prepared for D-Day. For many of those people of Western Europe a difficult struggle still remained… ...

World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch ...