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More than 156,000 troops landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch in an operation often considered the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe.
73,000 Americans participated in the D-Day Invasion and nearly 2,500 were killed, according to US National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
The invasion marked the beginning of an 80-day campaign to liberate Normandy, which involved 3 million troops and cost the lives of 250,000.
not many know they came real close to blowing it. the capture of U-505 on Jun 4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-505
73,000 Americans participated in the D-Day Invasion and nearly 2,500 were killed, according to US National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
The invasion marked the beginning of an 80-day campaign to liberate Normandy, which involved 3 million troops and cost the lives of 250,000.
not many know they came real close to blowing it. the capture of U-505 on Jun 4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-505