Veterans and state officials from across the world have attended an international ceremony in Normandy to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.⁣ ⁣ On June 6, 1944, during World War II, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy, northern France, as they launched Operation Overlord to liberate German-occupied Western Europe.⁣ ⁣ The huge operation had British, American, Canadian, and other allied troops storm five beaches along the Normandy coastline.⁣ ⁣ More than 4,400 Allied troops were killed.⁣ ⁣ D-Day is often considered by historians to be the turning point of World War II because it opened a major new battlefront in Western Europe.⁣ ⁣ By successfully launching the largest amphibious invasion in history, the Allies forced Nazi Germany to fight a grueling two-front war, hastening their ultimate defeat.⁣ ⁣ #news #DDay #military #history #WW2