Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The Allies landed 160,000 soldiers on five beaches in Normandy on this day, 81 years ago. It’s known as D-Day and was the largest land, sea and air invasion in military history and a pivotal moment in World War II, on June 6, 1944. Allied forces - American and Canadian - landed in the Nazi-occupied France gaining a foothold and pushing inland. But one of D-Day's biggest secrets for years was that the landings had...