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A Long and Illustrious History

What was D-Day?

AThe day Germany officially declared war on Britain at the outbreak of WWII
BThe Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944
CThe day Japan formally surrendered to the Allied forces in 1945
DThe day France officially capitulated and surrendered to Germany in 1940

Explanation

D-Day was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history and marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany.

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