Normandy, invasion of

Cultural  

1. The American and British invasion of France in World War II; Normandy is a province of northern France. The successful invasion began a series of victories for the Allies, and Germany surrendered less than a year later. (See D-Day.)

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Example Sentences

Gen. Milley, who is fond of historical analogies, noted that Allied progress following the Normandy invasion of World War II went much slower than anticipated at the time.

From Washington Times

Jakeway was dropped behind enemy lines just before the Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944, while serving as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division.

From Washington Times

Mr. Hottelet was hired by Murrow in time to cover the Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944.

From Washington Post

The Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944, was so vast in scope — and so punishingly effective in establishing an Allied beachhead on European soil — that people sometimes forget just how long the war lasted, and how brutal it remained, in both Europe and the Pacific after D-Day.

From Time

"This is a Normandy invasion of the health system," said Uwe Reinhardt, a healthcare economist at Princeton University.

From Reuters