The Battle of Normandy was over. Well over 425,000 people were dead, wounded, or missing. Yet, the Allies had won a decisive victory. Many bridges were destroyed, and so was the French city of Caen. Although many generals had disagreements, they all worked well together on D-Day. On Omaha beach, over 3,000 American soldiers had died. And by evening, Britain had landed over 25,000 men on gold beach. Over 3 million men crossed the English Channel, and there were only 9,000 fatalities. Millions of dollars of damage was created on this day

    The Allies now had the Nazis in a chokehold. They were in Europe, and had the opportunity to advance toward Germany without much resistance. The battle was a decisive victory on behalf of the allied expeditionary forces.

    the official operation overlord would not end until June 30 with operation Cobra, but the worst was behind the allies. They were ashore and charging inland. On the other hand, the Nazis morale was very low. that had been beaten badly in a battle they should have won. they would never again have a decisive victory in this war.

    Had Thee invasion of Normandy never occurred through operation Neptune, the war could have lasted years longer. D-Day was the turning point in World War One, and it led to the final real victory for the allies to destroy the Nazis with the Battle of the Bulge. Nazis could possibly won the entire war. So, consider yourselves lucky that the allies won on d-day.

How it all happened: Interactive explanation from the History Channel (Click "The Battle of Normandy 1944")

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