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6 June 1944: D-Day. In the early hours of 6 June 1944, the invasion of France begins. A million-and-a-half men take part. It is the bloodiest day in American history since the Civil War, though the Allies succeed in tearing a 45-mile gap in Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall. By day's end more than 150,000 men have landed on French soil, and more men, equipment and supplies are coming ashore every...

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