World War II broke out in 1939 when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. By the end of 1945, World War II had claimed the lives of about 50 million people and one of the battles that is considered the bloodiest in this period of history was the Battle of Normandy. Recently, the most realistic color photos of this landing have been published.
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| Jeeps on a ship leaving England for France, starting the Normandy landings. |
The landings on the beaches of Normandy more than 70 years ago, known as Operation Overord or D-Day for short, began on June 6, 1944. The battle towards Nazi-occupied territory in Normandy (France) was a landmark victory for Allied troops.
Because the military force of Nazi Germany was very powerful at that time, it took the British, American and Canadian coalitions a whole month to control the town of Norman.
The entire campaign ended within two months, and the Nazi casualties were estimated at 320,000 and the Allies at around 230,000.
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| Canadian infantry soldiers landed on the coast of Normandy with a series of armored vehicles. |
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| Two Canadian infantrymen and a Nazi flag they recovered at the Aucrais Haut-Mesnil quarry. |
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| The town of Saint-Lo was 95% destroyed when the Americans bombed it during the Overord campaign. |
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| Three American soldiers resting in an armored vehicle M3A1. |
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| A squad of Canadian infantrymen aboard a Sherman tank before the battle south of Caen on July 28. |
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| Several soldiers guarding their guns were monitoring the situation near Juno beach. |
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| American soldiers take a commemorative photo before leaving the UK for France. |
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| Soldiers play darts during recess. |
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| Three Canadian soldiers are observing the situation and using the Bofors cannon. |
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| Mechanized soldiers of the 17th Cavalry Squadron (USA) during an exercise in the UK. |
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| American soldiers march through a village in Normandy. |
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| The Church of Saint Malo was destroyed after US air strikes on Nazi forces. |
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| The British and American troops and medical staff on board the ship LCA-1377 arrived in France. |
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| Canadian soldiers inspecting seized Nazi weapons at the Aucrais à Haut-Mesnil quarry. |
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| Max (12 years old) and Jean Robin (8 years old) watch an American Jeep exit from the town of Saint-Lo on Rue des Noyer. |
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| Street in Cherbourg (France) after liberation. |
