6 June 1944 is undoubtedly one of the most important dates in the world. Without the event that occurred on this date, the world we know today could be totally different. We could be under Germany's control and living in a much worse world than anyone lives in today. But it was thanks to the invasion of Normandy, otherwise commonly known as D-Day, that saved our country and many others. The Americans and Allied forces had been fighting on mainland Italy for about nine months and nothing particularly significant had happened. The Allied forces needed something big to happen for them. The United States engineered what would be the largest amphibious invasion to date. D-Day was attempted about three years earlier and was to take place on a full moon night. During a training run at South Deven on the English coast, 638 US soldiers and sailors were all killed in a horrific manner. The German torpedo boats had surprised them during one of their test runs. They also conducted a whole other operation in an attempt to mislead the Germans as to when and where the attack would occur. This was called Operation Fortress. The operation involved the creation of false field mines that threatened Norway, the very idea of ​​the operation was to divert the attention of the Axis from Normandy and once the invasion occurred they would try to delay the reinforcements by making believe them that the landings were just a way to distract and attract them. their attention away from the Midlands. Several D-Day leaks had occurred around the world and across the nation. One of the most notable leaks of D-Day occurred publicly in The Herald and Review, published six days before the invasion. They had words in their crossword puzzle like Overlord, Nep......middle of paper......ny on the other hand only had about 380,000 men. Casualties amounted to around 120,000 for us and 113,059 for the Germans. By July 25, Allied forces had become strong enough to launch Operation COBRA, which had as its primary objective the liberation of France. In the big picture Normandy helped us regain control of everything and the momentum and our successful Allied landing in France made the Germans question themselves and really ask themselves how much control they have and how much they don't have. Ultimately, everything pointed towards us leading Germany and destroying its regime on May 7, 1945. The invasion of Normandy was remembered as the largest amphibious landing and successful crossing of the English Channel in over eight centuries. The invasion was considered a huge turning point as it was the beginning of an Allied campaign across Western Europe.