the military operation, beginning on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day ) during which large numbers of British, US and Canadian soldiers landed in Normandy in northern France, and began the campaign to drive the Germans out of France.
NORMANDY LANDINGS
Meaning of NORMANDY LANDINGS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005