( June 6th 1944) General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the Allied invasion of Axis-controlled France across the English Channel during WW2. The landings were part of the Allied invasion of Normandy. aka Operation Overlord, the invasion opened a second front against the Nazis, and was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

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1. ( June 6th 1944) General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the Allied invasion of Axis-controlled France across the English Channel during WW2. The landings were part of the Allied invasion of Normandy. aka Operation Overlord, the invasion opened a second front against the Nazis, and was the largest seaborne invasion in history.