During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from   
   June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe   
   from Nazi Germany's control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on   
   June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and   
   Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily   
   fortified coast of France's Normandy region. The invasion was one of the   
   largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive   
   planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception   
   campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target.   
   By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the   
   following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings   
   have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.   
       
       
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