With more troops and equipment arriving daily, the amount of supplies required to support this force grew exponentially. 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. Overlord was one of the most heavily guarded secrets of the war, and it. The national wwii museum commemorates the day that will live in infamy through articles, oral histories, artifacts, and more. 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.
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