By d+4, the force required 6,000 tons of supplies per day, 9,000 by d+10, and over 12,000 by d+16 News of germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities across the. Over the next two months, the number of troops ashore grew to 1.2 million americans,.
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Due to scheduling and weather, they were back on station at dawn, june 6, shepherding more gliders into france
Before the day was through, american and allied forces had secured a foothold on the normandy coast of france, and capa had taken some of the most famous combat photographs of world.
But on the morning of june 4, meteorologists predicted foul weather over the english channel on the 5th, leading. General eisenhower’s decision put into motion an armada of over 7,000 naval vessels, including 4,000 landing craft and 1,200.
