Liberation of countries begin

At dawn, on June 5, 1944, U.S. General Eisenhower, the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe, gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord, the largest military operation in history. At his orders, 6,000 landing craft, ships and other vessels carrying 176,000 troops began to leave England for the trip to France. That night, 822 aircraft filled with parachutists headed for drop zones in Normandy. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion.