Text in French The Battle of Normandy organised by the Alliesdepended on a massive, fast landing whichwould destabilise the German High Commandby its boldness. In a few hours on 6 June 1944,150 000 Allied soldiers had set foot on Normansoil.Facing them, an equivalent number of Germansoldiers, but of whom only a third were operationalon this front. sakriti opis