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To mark the 65th anniversary of the 0-Day landings, vehicles involved in the assault gathered on the beaches again...
or / irila9es; vezeu When the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944, in order to return occupied Europe to its rightful owners, it wasn't just a fighting force that landed...
Called fl-Day, the assault was conducted in two phases: an air assault landing of American. British and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight, and then an amphibious landing of Allied Infantry and armoured divisions, which commenced at 6.30am.There were also a number of subsidiary 'attacks' carried out under the codenames Operation Glimmer and Operation Taxable, which were designed to distract the German forces from the real landing areas, which were spread out along a 50mile stretch of the coastline and divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
The D-Day landings went down in history as probably the greatest transport and logistics operation ever staged, as essential support services followed the soldiers.
This year marked the 65th anniversary of this monumental operation, and saw one of the greatest assemblies of Second World War military vehicles gather together since the attack itself... •