Normandy Landings 1944

The Allies land on 6 June, opening a second front in Europe.

Map showing the location of Normandy Landings — Border map for 1938. See Europe in 1938.

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Key facts

Date	1944
Type	Battle
Location	49.35° N, -0.60° E
Nearest city on the map	Paris (about 222 km)
Territory of (map of 1938)	France

Rulers in 1944

Realm	Ruler	Reign
Franks / HRE / Germany	Hitler	1933–1945
France	Vichy / Free France	1940–1944
England / UK	Edward VIII / George VI	1936–1952
Spain	Franco	1939–1975
Rus' / Russia	Stalin	1924–1953

The world around 1944

Year	Event	Where
1939	Germany invades Poland; WWII begins	Warsaw
1942	Battle of Stalingrad	Battle of Stalingrad
1943	Battle of Kursk	Battle of Kursk
1944	Republic of Iceland founded	Reykjavík
1945	War in Europe ends	Berlin
1949	NATO founded; Germany divided	Berlin

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