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26 Pics of D-Day That Should Give Us All Pause

80 years ago today, June 6th 1944, 156,000 Allied troops stormed five beaches in Normandy, France in hopes of freeing Europe from fascist tyranny. 4,414 Allied troops were killed storming the beaches, 2,501 of them Americans, but the brazen assault proved one of the greatest victories in military history. 


73,000 men would die in the ensuing battles, but the operation "planned as a victory" and "without any alternatives" by General Eisenhower was the turning point of the war. 


Here are 26 harrowing photos to help us remember that fateful day 80 years ago, and those who lost their life on it, fighting for the world's freedom. 

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