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D-Day and victory in 1945
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On 6 June 1944, Allied forces landed in Normandy in France, an event often called D-Day. The Allies then pressed on through France and into Germany, comprehensively defeating Germany in May 1945. The war against Japan ended in August 1945 after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Memory tip: D-Day 6 June 1944 (Normandy); Germany defeated May 1945; Japan defeated August 1945.
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On which date did Allied forces land in Normandy on D-Day?
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