That's what it says in the article, yet it states that some 156,000 troops crossed the channel during the invasion. But according to the Battle of Okinawa article, that operation involved a stupendous 1,300 ships and over half a million troops - and this was an operation carried out thousands of miles from home base, whereas the invasion of Normandy was carried out over a mere twenty miles of water.
So was Normandy really the largest sea invasion ever? The source given for the claim looks pretty dubious too. Gatoclass (talk) 14:42, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
So was Normandy really the largest sea invasion ever? The source given for the claim looks pretty dubious too. Gatoclass (talk) 14:42, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
So would the invasion of Okinawa be the largest and if so why do scholars still credit Normandy for the largest seaborne invasion?