the battle for Normandy

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Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 1,452,000 troops (by 25 July)[a]
  • 2,052,299 (by the end of August)[7]
  • 380,000 troops (by 23 July)[8]
  • ~640,000 troops total[9]
  • 2,200[10] – 2,500 tanks and assault guns[11][12]
Casualties and losses
  • 226,386 casualties[13][b]
  • 4,101 aircraft[13]
  • 4,000 tanks destroyed or damaged[14]
  • 288,695[15] to 530,000[16]casualties
  • 2,127 aircraft[17]
  • 1,500[18] to 2,400 tanks and assault guns lost[11]
Civilian deaths:

  • 11,000–19,000 killed in pre-invasion bombing[19]
  • 13,632–19,890 killed during invasion[20]
  • Total: 25,000–39,000 killed