More than 150.000 American, Canadian and British Commonwealth soldiers landed on the shores of northern France on June 6, 1944, to help liberate Europe from the Nazis. On that occasion, thousands of soldiers died, and many more were wounded.
A tour of the landing site was organized in France, and a series of lectures was announced, the agencies report.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the Allied landings, American veterans and Senator John Kerry traveled to France.
Kerry and American World War II veterans visited Point du Hoc, where American troops scaled the sharp cliffs in one of the most difficult missions of the invasion. Battles were fought here from June 6 to 8, 1944.
This picturesque site was opened to visitors in March after much restoration work, organized by the American Commission for the Preservation of Historic Battles. About half a million people visit this place every year.
"D" Day was one of the most carefully planned military actions in history, which took Germany completely by surprise.
The Normandy invasion, also known as Operation Overlord, remains the largest naval invasion in history, involving over three million troops transported across the English Channel from England to Normandy in occupied France. This action greatly influenced the outcome of the Second World War.
The Normandy landings began with night parachute and glider landings, massive air attacks and naval bombardment, followed by the amphibious landings on June 6, 1944.
The Battle of Normandy lasted another two months, as it took the Allied forces to establish a solid bridgehead on the European mainland and to break through the German front line in France, and it ended with the liberation of Paris and the destruction of the Falaise pocket.
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