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Normandy Invasion
American assault troops in a landing craft during the Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the Allied forces during the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. He was appointed supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in December 1943 and was responsible for planning and executing the massive amphibious assault into western Europe. Under Eisenhower's overall command, Bernard Law Montgomery led the ground invasion forces, while other key subordinates included Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder, Admiral Bertram Ramsay, and Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory. The invasion involved U.S., British, and Canadian troops landing on five beachheads in Normandy, France.123456