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It only lasted one day
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D-Day lasted one day. The invasion lasted over a month and a half. From Wikipedia: The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in World War II. This article covers from the initial landings on June 6, 1944, until the time of the Allied breakout in late-July.
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D Day was only one day they stormed the beach of Normandy on June 6th, 1944. hope this helps =]
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D-Day was 1 day (June 6, 1944), but the battle lasted until Operation Cobra on July 25 to 31, 1944 when the allied forces were able to break-out of the Normandy beachhead.
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The actual ground/water attack commenced at 0415 June 6th 1944. The attack on the beach ended that night I hope this is what you meant. I would suggest you read the book titled " The Sixth of June" By Cornelius Ryan. It will give you the military and the human side of the story for Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno and sword beaches. It is both an interesting and a very good read. I hope this helps.
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The overall invasion or (Operation Overlord) was broken down into different operations starting with Operation Neptune (the landing on June 6th 1944). Operation Cobra or (The Breakout from Normandy) started July 25th 1944
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The op actually began with Navy teams scouting the beaches on 5 June. The initial airborne commenced about 0400 Local time on 6 June. The invasion took the entire day. Keep in mind that "D-Day" was a military term for ANY operation, invasion or otherwise. The fight until the breakout lasted from 6 June until Operation "Cobra" in July. As a historian I would recommend you stay away from anything written by Cornelius Ryan. His research is poor, and has several quotes from people who were found later to not have been/done what they said. Many of his assertions have been overturned by research in the past 20 years or so. A far better book is "Overlord" by Blumenson. Well written, and has actual primary sources to back it up.
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