Industry & Military HistoryJune 6, 1944

156,000 Allied troops crossed in one day

Allied troops in the D-Day landings

Approximately 156,000 Allied troops participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.

American, British and Canadian forces made up the bulk of the landing.

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