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Heavy bombers strike north of Normandy

The day before the Normandy invasion, heavy bombers pounded enemy coastal defenses far north of the actual beaches. This was part of a successful trick to make the German defenders believe the landing would be in a different place.

PHOTO BY: U.S. Air Force
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