D-Day in Photos: ‘The Free Men of the World Are Marching Together to Victory’

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On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel to invade Nazi-occupied France in Operation Overlord, the pivotal D-Day assault that began the liberation of Western Europe. Breitbart presents a photo essay commemorating the landings, framing the operation through the language of freedom and sacrifice. The piece honors what it calls the Greatest Generation, the soldiers and support personnel who carried out the invasion. The article offers historical photographs documenting the massive amphibious assault, one of World War II's turning points and one of history's largest military operations.