440606-A-ZZ999-101 U.S. Army soldiers disembark a landing craft at Normandy, France, June 6, 1944. By the end of the day, about 160,000 Allied troops had landed on five Normandy beaches and three airborne drop zones. The invasion marked the beginning of the final phase of World War II in Europe, which ended with the surrender of Germany the following May. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.25 MB) Tags: D-Day 75 Photo By: DOD photo VIRIN: 440606-A-ZZ999-101.JPG Photo Gallery