The Brief

D-Day marks the day allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944.

D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in military history.

June 6 marks the anniversary of D-Day, the day allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy and changed the course of World War II.

The invasion was unprecedented in scale and audacity and implemented the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in Western Europe.

Today, though the D-Day generation of veterans are smaller, they remain a crucial reminder of what June 6 means as they continue to spread the message that they fought so hard for 81 years ago: Freedom is worth defending.

Military aircraft perform a flyover during a memorial ceremo

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