One of the most pivotal battles of all time was the Invasion of Normandy, or "D-Day." It took place on June 6, 1944. The invasion force consisted of 11,000 aircraft, 6,000 ships, and 2 million soldiers, sailors, and airmen from 15 different countries. It is said to be the most phenomenal armada ever assembled. An American bomber pilot said, "We could see the battleships firing at the coast. And literally you could have walked, if you took big steps, from one …showed first 75 words of 749 total…

…showed last 75 words of 749 total…all talked so much about, which still seems too good, too much of a fairy tale ever to come true? The best part of the invasion is that I have the feeling that friends are on the way. Those terrible Germans have oppressed and threatened us for so long that the thought of friends and salvation means everything to us!" --Anne Frank, diary entry. REFERNCES: National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. www.ddaymuseum.org. January 10, 2002.