Secured The Beaches
Within five days of the D-Day invasion, troops began constructing two massive temporary ports in England, which took approximately six months to complete. Approximately 2,500,000 men, 500,000 vehicles, and 4,000,000 tons of supplies were unloaded by the allies. For the remainder of the war, this was all that could be found at the temporary harbors.

Secured The Beaches
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