Following Allied incursions into Italy in 1943, the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 marked the first significant non-Russian Allied foothold in Europe since the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Following Allied incursions into Italy in 1943, the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 marked the first significant non-Russian Allied foothold in Europe since the evacuation of Dunkirk. Landing on five beaches, with the Americans at Omaha and Utah, the British at Sword and Gold, and the Canadians at Juno, all attacks were successful. Then, despite initially getting bogged down by Normandy's difficult terrain, the Allies began to make solid progress, and by August, they had retaken Paris. In addition, the Soviets pushed the Germans out of Bulgaria and Romania. Thus, the invasion of Normandy signified the beginning of the end for the Nazis.