The D-day invasion on June 6,1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to outcome of world war II because it

The Normandy American Cemetery, overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel, was established on June 8, 1944, as the first U. S. cemetery in Europe during World War II. It holds the graves of more than 9,300 U. S. servicemen who died in the D-Day invasion or subsequent missions.