From the June 2019 AARP Bulletin.
THE PERSONNEL: 156,000 Allied troops from the U.S., Britain and France
THE SHIPS: More than 6,000, including six battleships
THE VEHICLES: 50,000 tanks and other machines of war
THE AIRCRAFT: About 11,000 American and British planes, flying 14,674 missions on D-Day alone.
THE SPAN: Nearly 50 miles of landings, stretching west to east from Utah Beach to Sword Beach
ALLIED CASUALTIES: At least 2,501 Americans and 1,913 British, Canadian and other Allied troops were killed on D-Day; about 7,500 were wounded
--GreGen
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