On June 6th, 1944, thousands of Allied soldiers boarded landing craft off of the Normandy coast, for many of them, these would be the last hours of their life. The Allied invasion of the French coast was the turning point of Second World War. This single event paved the way for the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe. Hitler had worked his way into total seclusion from the Allies, except for the Soviet Union in the East, where …showed first 75 words of 2289 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2289 total…on their next attack. Normandy broke the stalemate that had existed ever since Dunkirk. For these reasons, Normandy was truly the turning point of the war. Works Cited Cappa, Robert. Encyclopedia Briannica Online. 1998 Version. Patrick, Stephen A. The Normandy Campaign. New York: Gallery Books, 1986. “World War II”. Microsoft Encarta. Microsoft Publishing. 1998 Version. Tute, Warren. D-Day. New York: Nautic Presentations LTD, 1974 “50th Anniversery of D-Day”. Patch American High School. Online. 3 March, 1999. www.nando.net/sproject/dday