That massive American, British and Canadian assault on the beaches of Normandy, in northern France ... Jumping out of the plane was scary, but it's quite peaceful up there afterward.

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and Americans landed on the Normandy beaches to open a second ground front against Nazi Germany. Operation Overlord — the Allied invasion of Western Europe — proved the largest amphibious ...