The D Day landings were made in two stages. Shortly after midnight British, American and Canadian troops were landed by glider and parachute to seize key objectives such as bridges and road crossings. At 6.30am infantry and armoured divisions were landed by amphibious vehicles along the Normandy coast. By the end of that day 160,000 allied troops had been landed and the offensive against the occupying German forces had begun.
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