On Land, By Sea, In the Air Allied aircraft paved the way for the landings, bombing Hitler's Atlantic Wall of defences in the months leading up to the attack. On June 6, 1944—D-Day—a massive Allied liberation force crossed the English Channel to engage in Operation Overlord. Their destination: an 80-kilometre stretch of the heavily-defended coast of Normandy, France. There were five beach landing zones with code names: Juno (Canada); Gold (United Kingdom); Sword (UK and France); and, Utah and Omaha (Unite
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