D-Day at 80: Commemorating the Allied advance DW 06/05/2024Operation Overlord was the largest maneuver in history, aiming to liberate France and end Nazi rule throughout Europe.
In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian deadFrench survivors of D-Day express mixed emotions, grateful for liberation but remember the steep cost in French lives.