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What does D-Day mean to you?
By: Julie Rambin
Issue date: 6/4/09 Section: News
On June 6, 1944, 156,000 Allied troops landed on five beaches on the northern coast of German-occupied France. When the troops landed, they faced machine guns, concrete fortifications and a high seawall. Many were killed in the amphibious landing before they had reached the shore. The Allies suffered over 10,000 casualties in the invasion, but captured strategic coastline and gained a foothold in France. D-Day was, according to historian Charles Cawthon, "the decisive turning point in America's long, hesitant march to the peak of power."
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