D-Day signalled the start of the campaign which ended World War II in Europe . The first wave of Allied troops landed on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and by July 6, they had taken over all but a few miles of Normandy coastline. 6 . James Holland says Operation Overlord was not just an American venture . He also argues that German soldiers were not better trained than the Allies .
D-Day signalled the start of the campaign which ended World War II in Europe . The first wave of Allied troops landed on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and by July 6, they had taken over all but a few miles of Normandy coastline. James Holland says Operation Overlord was not just an American venture . He also argues that German soldiers were not better trained than the Allies .