埃特尔塔海岸的白垩悬崖，诺曼底，法国 The chalk cliffs of Étretat, Normandy, France (© MarcelloLand/Getty Images)

埃特尔塔海岸的白垩悬崖，诺曼底，法国 The chalk cliffs of Étretat, Normandy, France (© MarcelloLand/Getty Images)

诺曼底登陆日 Remembering D-Day

诺曼底登陆日

第二次世界大战期间，1944年6月6日，经过数月计划和无数次的拖延，盟军在法国诺曼底海滩登陆，诺曼底战役由此拉开序幕。这是历史上最雄心勃勃的军事袭击之一，为盟军战胜轴心国奠定了坚实基础。

今天的诺曼底与战争中的战壕和雷区相去甚远。这里是一个美丽的旅游区，吸引着世界各地的游客前来品尝芳香的卡门贝干酪，同时饱览激发了伟大印象派画家灵感的风景。但这里仍然散落着过去的痕迹，时刻提醒着人们要记住和纪念在诺曼底登陆行动中逝去的生命。

D-Day remembered

On June 6, 1944, after months of planning, Allied forces descended on the beaches of Normandy, France, for the start of one of the most ambitious military attacks in history. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the Battle of Normandy was an operation to free Western Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. This military action would play a pivotal role in the Allies' win against the Axis powers.

Today's Normandy is a far cry from the battlefields of war. This beautiful region draws travelers from around the world, who feast their eyes on landscapes that inspired the great Impressionist painters, while sampling the famous local cheese, Camembert. However, blunt physical reminders of the past remain scattered about the region, a lasting reminder of the thousands of lives lost during the D-Day operation.