2K reactions · 88 shares | Luke Tomes is on a landing craft in Portsmouth harbour, a location many British soilders would have disembarked to the French coast for D-Day. To watch our D-Day Collection ad-free, sign up for a 14-day free trial to History Hit. | History Hit | Facebook

Without the brilliant planning and heroic sacrifices of the D-Day invasion in 1944, the Allies may have never defeated the Nazi forces in Europe. On #ThisDayInHistory, more than 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy’s fiercely defended beaches in northern France. #DDay https://www.history.com/news/d-day-normandy-wwii-facts 🎥Soldiers on landing craft walking thru water toward Normandy beach / D-Day; 1944 | HISTORY