How was the battle at Normandy a turning point in World War II?

The Normandy invasion, also called D-Day, opened a major Allied front in Western Europe. Allied forces landed in France and built up a force of more than one million soldiers, helping drive German forces back and move toward the liberation of Western Europe. The Allies were not defeated or ambushed; the landing was a key step toward victory.

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