Allied Invasion of France
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, German History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: June 6, 1944, and August 10, 1944
Article abstract: The Allied invasion of France is one of the most complicated military exercises in history and, along with the invasion of southern France, provides Allied forces with beachheads from which German forces can be attacked.
Summary of Event
After the German victory over France in 1940, one of the main objectives of the Allied powers was to invade France and inflict defeat upon Germany. Indeed, when the United States entered the European conflict in 1941, American generals proposed an immediate Anglo-American invasion of France as the first...
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