World War II - D-Day Invasion Commemorative Coin

On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. During the coordinated attack known as "Operation Overlord."

The Battle of Normandy was the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Commonly referred to as D -Day, the invasion remains the largest seaborne invasion in the annals of warfare. More than 156,000 troops from Britain, Canada, and the United States crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy. When Allied forces stormed the heavily fortified shores and completely overwhelmed the German defenses, it marked the beginning of the end of the World War II in Europe. Allied Forces suffered nearly 10,000 casualties withmore than 4,000 dead. Yet, due to the valor and sacrifice of the men who charged into the wall of bullets, the beaches were secured and the Allies began their march across Europe and onto victory inWorld War II.