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Learn about the Normandy Invasion planned by Dwight Eisenhower to give Allied powers a foothold in France

Learn about the Normandy Invasion planned by Dwight Eisenhower to give Allied powers a foothold in France

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, an Allied force led by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower launched...

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U.S. Marines disembarking from an amphibious assault vehicle during training exercises...

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Amphibious landing by U.S. Marines

Amphibious landing by U.S. Marines

U.S. Marines conducting amphibious landing exercises.

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