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Originally Posted by Aktungbby
6/6/44...and a steady air and sea bombardment began to overwhelm the German defenses.
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420,000 soldiers from both sides were killed, wounded, or went missing during the Battle of Normandy. But the invasion succeeded. It always looks better on paper...
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While watching documentaries of D-Day I was surprised to learn that the Germans found a dead Allied Officer with a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. Inside was the entire battle plan for the D-Day invasion.
Unknown to the Allies then, the Germans knew the entire D-Day (and after) battle order, including the bridges the paratroopers were to take and hold in preparation for the main invasion force moving inland.