Fifty Facts About D-Day You Might Not Know-- Part 2: 7,000 Allied Ships and 11,500 Aircraft

11.  The operation had a code name.  (Operation Overlord)

12.  D-Day involved nearly 7,000 Allied ships.

13.  D-Day involved more than 11,500 Allied aircraft.

14.  There were 73,000 American troops at D-Day.

15.  Comanche 'code-talkers' joined the siege.  (Indians)

16.  The Allies faced 50,000 German defenders.

17.  The battle lasted until August.  It was the beginning of the Battle of Normandy.

18.  The exact number of fallen (on both sides) is not known.  Allied killed put at 4,413.  German is unknown, but estimates place it between 4,000 and 9,000.

19.  Most Allied troops arrived after D-Day.

20.  The operation led to the liberation of Paris.

--GreGen