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On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the attack against Germany’s infamous Atlantic Wall in an attempt to liberate all of Western Europe. This attack, known as D-Day, would have 3 factors leading to its creation and conclusion. First, The United States’ participation in the war became the push factor which led to beginning phases of D-Day. Then, Great Britain and the United States spent over two years preparing meticulously for the forthcoming invasion. Lastly, Adolph Hitler, became well-aware of the scheme to remove his forces from France and Western Europe, so he planned accordingly, which made this battle one of the bloodiest in the war. While there were many reasons D-Day transpired, the prominence of the United States in the war, Great

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