HackerNews Summary (2023-06-05 12AM)

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Source: D-Day PSYOP

Summary
On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces invaded Nazi-occupied France in the largest seaborne invasion in history, codenamed Operation Neptune, which was part of Operation Overlord. Propaganda leaflets were produced by both the Allied and Axis powers for the invasion.

Fact

  • 🌊 Over 150,000 men, nearly 30,000 vehicles were transported to the target beaches in France on 5,000 vessels.
  • đŸĒ‚ Six parachute regiments with over 13,000 men were flown from nine British airfields in over 800 planes.
  • 🛩ī¸ 11,000 planes, and nearly three million soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors were assembled in England for the assault.
  • đŸ’Ŗ More than 300 planes dropped 13,000 bombs over Normandy in advance of the invasion.
  • 🏖ī¸ The Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword Beach.

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