Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944): Quick Facts

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Map showing the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, with red arrows indicating Allied invasion routes from southern England across the English Channel to five landing beaches in Normandy, France. Key Allied embarkation areas, German divisions, and headquarters locations are marked, along with a locator map of France in the lower left corner.

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