Today, World Leaders are gathered in Normandy to celebrate what is generally acclaimed as the D-Day to commemorate the first day of the Normandy Invasion in France which occurred on June 6, 1944.
The D-Day codenamed as Operation Overlord (Invasion of Normandy) began the early hours of the morning led by Dwight D. Eisenhower to liberate Western Europe from the Nazi’s Control during World War II.
The Allied forces through deception misled the Germans of the date and location of the attack, which led to Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, under the reign of Adolph Hitler developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall which were partially finished in anticipation of an invasion.
Although, by sheer intuition, Rommel anticipated an invasion along the Normandy coast and ordered extensive defensive works along the shore.
The Allies consisted of the British Empire, The United States, Canada, Australia, Czechoslovakia, France, Norway and Poland all against Germany.
The Normandy coast consists of Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches, and although the battle was not won on the first day as in any other warfare, Gold and Juno beaches were linked while the rest were not connected until the 12th of June.
The fierce battle recorded German Casualties between 4,000 to 9,000 while the Allied team recorded 10,000 with as many as 4,414 confirmed dead on the first day.
The Allies emerged victorious after the 5 beaches were established in Normandy.
The Normandy landings have been reputed as the largest seaborne invasion in history.