Normandy landings
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- noun
- /nɔrˈmændi ˈlændɪŋz/
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desembarcos de Normandía
- The Normandy landings and subsequent Battle of Normandy eventually helped free Europe from Nazi occupation.
- the Normandy landings in 1944
Examples
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Forget the Normandy landings.
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The fact is that if the Normandy landings had been delayed any further, Stalin would have grabbed all of Germany, France, and Italy.
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The Normandy landings took place in June 1944.
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You can hardly read and you're gonna drop a book on us about the Normandy landings?
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The Hungarian deportations began in May 1944, on the eve of the Normandy landings.
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It was so secret that anyone who knew any details of the Normandy landings, they were on the BIGOT list and they were not allowed under any circumstances to leave the country.
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In January 1943, at the Casablanca conference, a committee was formed to devise a plan for Operation Overlord, the code name chosen for what was to become the Normandy landings.
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German commanders were certain that a Normandy landing would be diversionary and that the main assault would come at Pas de Calais, where the channel crossing was narrowest.
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In 1943, Heym joined a psychological-warfare unit of the US Army, and the next year took part in the Normandy landings; these experiences formed the background for one of his best-known novels, The Crusaders.
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The Normandy landings occurred on June 6, 1944, marking a crucial turning point in World War II.
Synonyms
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A military attack in which troops move from ships or planes onto an enemy shore
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The day the Allies invaded Normandy, France on June 6, 1944
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is literally a noun phrase combining the region 'Normandy' with 'landings' and thus directly denotes landings that occurred in Normandy; a learner who knows both constituents will infer it refers to landings (typically military) at that place. Although detailed historical facts (Allied invasion, exact date and significance) require background knowledge, the basic referential meaning is compositional and mirrored in other languages, making it readily understandable.
Etymology
Normandy landings takes its name from the day Allied soldiers came ashore on the beaches of Normandy in France. The word landings shows the simple picture of troops leaving boats and walking onto the sand, so the phrase now means the big 'invasion' on June 6, 1944 that helped change the course of World War II.