The Great Invasion in the Coast of France on June 6, 1944 (683 words, 1 pages)
A great invasion force stood off the Normandy coast of France as dawn broke on 6 June, 1944. 9 battleships, 23 cruisers, 104 destroyers, and 71 large landing craft of various descriptions, as well as troop transports, mine sweepers, and merchant men in all, nearly 5,000 ships of every type. ...
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