D-Day: Timeline

1944   More than 1000 British United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ... 

 bombers drop 5000 tons of bombs on German Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ... 

 gun batteries on the Normandy Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region in northern France [i]. ... 

 coast in preparation for D-Day.

1944   Battle of Normandy begins - ''Operation Overlord'', code named D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied Allies

Allies spelled with a capital A, usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers [i] ... 

 troops on the beaches of Normandy Normandy

Normandy is a geographical region in northern France [i]. ... 

 in France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

. The allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history. It also weakens Nazi Germany Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, refers to Germany in the years 1933 to 1945, when it was governe... 

 hold on Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

.

2004   The 60th anniversary of D-Day is remembered by world leaders.