The sheer size of Overlord still boggles the mind.
The Allies landed the British 6th Airborne and the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions on the night of June 5th and then landed the US 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions, two regiments of the 29th Infantry Division, dozens of attached battalions on two beachs and the British landed the 3rd and 50th Divisions, the Canadian 3rd Division, the British 79th Armoured Division as well as supporting brigades and battalions.
The Royal Navy committed 3 battleships, 17 cruisers, 2 monitors, 65 destroyers, 11 frigates, 17 corvettes and 4 sloops.
The United States Navy added 3 battleships, 3 heavy cruisers, 30 destroyers and 2 frigates.
The Free French sent 2 light cruisers, 1 destroyer, 2 corvettes and 4 frigates.
The Free Poles sent a light cruiser and 2 destroyers.
Norway added 3 destroyer, Greece 2 corvettes and Holland sent 2 sloops.
Not to mention 4,126 landing craft and ships, 736 ancillary ships and craft and 864 merchant ships.
An armada the likes of which will never be seen again.
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