With more troops and equipment arriving daily, the amount of supplies required to support this force grew exponentially. Overlord was one of the most heavily guarded secrets of the war, and it. Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a.m American forces faced severe resistance at omaha and utah. By august 1945, the japanese empire was on the verge of defeat but still refused to surrender However, a new weapon, unlike any other, would soon help lead to the end of world war ii and have ripple effects for decades to come.
Early on the morning of june 6, 1944, photojournalist robert capa landed with american troops on omaha beach Before the day was through, he had taken some of the most famous combat photographs of world war ii.
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