Europe 75 years ago today: D-Day (6 Jun 1944) https://buff.ly/2MyZHhb Despite Allied successes, Western Europe had remained firmly under German control since 1940. By June 1944 the Americans and British were ready to change this, landing 45 000 troops in northern France. The Second Front that Stalin had been demanding since the launch of Barbarossa was open. (This map is of the situation on 20 June 1944, posted early to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day) #europe #history #welovemaps #map #1940s #1944 #allies #europeanhistory #nazigermany #thirdreich #june #june20 #dday #normandylandings #normandybeach #allies #dday75 #dday75thanniversary #worldwarii #worldwar2 #ww2 #wwii #secondworldwar #maps #welovehistory #historyteacher #todayinhistory #historytoday #historygeek #historybuff (at Omaha Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYZFteAmIa/?igshid=fdmk529oj3jz