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D-Day was only the start of the long and brutal Battle of Normandy, which raged until the end of August. In terms of average daily casualties, the campaign was bloodier than the infamous Battle of the Somme during World War I.
[Pictured: American howitzers shell German forces retreating near Carentan, France, on July 11, 1944.]
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