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Today in U.S. Naval History: June 6

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June 6, 2013

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

Today in U.S. Naval History – June 6

1944 - D-Day, in Operation Overlord, Allied invasion fleet (more than 2,700 ships and craft) land troops on Normandy beaches, the largest amphibious landing in history

For more information about naval history, visit the Naval Historical Center website at www.history.navy.mil.
 

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