Normandy, invasion of

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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 • Jun. 30, 2023

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 • Jun. 5, 2019

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2014

By measure of manpower, duration, territorial reach and casualties, it was as much as four times the scale of the conflict on the Western Front that opened with the Normandy invasion of June 1944.

From Time Magazine Archive

The D-day Normandy invasion of June 6, 1944, code named OVERLOAD, was plagued by foul weather, shortages and doubt up to the moment that Ike said, "O.K., we'll go."

From Time Magazine Archive