O Day D, also known as Operation Overlord, took place on June 6, 1944 and marked the beginning of the victory of the Allied countries over the Nazism.
This day began with the landing of the Allies on the beaches of Normandy, North of France, liberating the country from the Nazi forces.
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After the liberation of Rome on June 4, 1944, the Allies opened the third war front against Nazi Germany, landing in Normandy.
June 6, 1944 was the date chosen for the landing. It was called D-Day, so that the Germans would not identify the date from radio transmissions.
So the Allies simulated an attack on Norway as a way to divert the Nazis' attention and built an undersea pipeline to supply their ships.
Around 150,000 men disembarked, opening a new front for the liberation of Europeans from Nazi domination.
After the conquest of Normandy, Paris was liberated in August 1944. On the eastern front, the Russians advanced towards eastern Europe.
In March 1945, the Allied front already occupied a large part of Europe. In April, they cross the Elbe River, heralding the end of Second World War.
The Nazi defeat was marked by the conquest of Berlin, in April 1945, and the bombing of the Reich Chancellery, seat of German power.
On the 30th of April, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, his companion, commit suicide. In May 1945, Germany signs its surrender. It was the end of the Third Reich.
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