On June 6th 1944, Allied forces launched a full forced attack to regain Nazi-occupied France. This date marked the beginning of The Battle of Normandy. Code-named Operation Overlord, it began the slow and lengthy process of winning World War II. The battle lasted from June 1944 until August 1944. With 156,000 British, American and Canadian forces landing along the 50-mile stretch of beach on the coast of Normandy. The battle is considered to be the largest air, land and sea operation in history. It included 5,000 ships, 50,000 vehicles, 11,000 aircraft and 13,000 paratroopers. There was a high level of casualties, with estimates reaching 9,000 allied soldiers being killed or wounded.However the impact of this battle was enormous,with the battle leading to a significant loss in Germany’s position in France.