What decisive World War II battle does this silver dollar honor?
Hint: The obverse of this commemorative coin shows a common sight that day—an American soldier storming ashore on the beach of Normandy, France. It was minted in 1993 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement in WWII. D-Day, June 6, 1944, Normandy, France. For America and her allies, (including Britain, Russia, France), D-Day marked a very significant step in winning World War II (1939–1945). On this important day, the allies achieved a big victory, which eventually led to the defeat of Germany. They successfully invaded France on the Normandy Coast. Two months later, they liberated Paris. Does the name Adolph Hitler sound familiar? As the leader of Germany, he was notorious for evil deeds during WW II. Before D-Day, Hitler invaded and took over Poland, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Belgium and Norway. The allies knew that in order to defeat the well-armed, skillful German forces, they must invade Europe. They planned D-Day (the allies’ code word for that
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