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Storming the Beaches

Storming the Beaches
United States soldiers wade ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944, after landing craft brought them close to the beaches of Normandy, France. The soldiers faced withering fire from German machine guns. Many historians regard the D-Day invasion as the turning point of World War II.
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D-Day Invasion; World War II
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