The United States attacked positions along beaches code-named Utah and Omaha. The morning was Jand the target was Normandy, France. Waiting for them stood three battalions of veteran and determined infantry in well-established defensive positions designed by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, one of history's most prominent and effective generals, and among Hitler's most trusted and dependable leaders. The fighting soldiers set off one early June morning in 1944 over rough seas and under inclement weather to begin the invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe and the Atlantic wall. A Day of Decision58 years ago this summer, young men from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada mounted among the most massive amphibious operations in the history of warfare.
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