D-Day Figures
Figures of the Normandy landings
Deployed forces
| 1,527,000 | Number of US soldiers deployed to the United Kingdom on D-Day |
| 287,000 | Number of personnel on board allied ships on D-Day |
| 156,115 | Number of Allied soldiers and paratroopers engaged in Normandy on June 6, 1944 |
| 132,000 | Number of Allied soldiers who landed on June 6, 1944 |
| 25,000 | Number of Allied sailors engaged in Operation Neptune |
| 73,000 | Number of British soldiers who landed on June 6, 1944 |
| 59,000 | Number of US soldiers who landed on June 6, 1944 |
| 40,000 | Number of German soldiers in the landing areas |
| 34,250 | Number of US soldiers disembarked at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 |
| 28,845 | Number of British soldiers landed at Sword Beach on June 6, 1944 |
| 24,970 | Number of British soldiers landed at Gold Beach on June 6, 1944 |
| 23,250 | Number of US soldiers landed at Utah Beach on June 6, 1944 |
| 21,400 | Number of Canadian soldiers landed at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944 |
| 15,500 | Number of Americans parachuted on June 6, 1944 |
| 7,900 | Number of British paratroopers dropped on June 6, 1944 |
| 360 | Number of Allied pathfinders dropped over Normandy |
| 225 | Number of American Rangers of the 2nd Battalion engaged at Pointe du Hoc on June 6, 1944 |
| 177 | Number of soldiers of the French commando Kieffer having landed on Sword Beach |
| 15 | Number of different nations and regions involved in allied forces for Operation Overlord |
Deployed equipment
| 200,000 | Number of beach obstacles installed by the Germans along the Atlantic Wall |
| 200,000 | Number of allied vehicles of all kinds landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 |
| 11,590 | Number of allied aircraft (hunters, bombers, transport, reconnaissance and gliders) |
| 10,395 | Tonnage of allied bombs dropped on Normandy all day of June 6, 1944 |
| 9,500 | Number of allied attack and support aircraft on D-Day |
| 7,616 | Tonnage of allied bombs dropped on Normandy during the night of June 5-6, 1944 |
| 6,939 | Total number of vessels deployed during Operation Neptune |
| 3,200 | Number of vehicles landed on Juno Beach on D-Day |
| 2,218 | Number of Allied bombers engaged during the night of June 5-6, 1944 |
| 1,900 | Number of Allied aircraft and gliders used during the night of June 5-6, 1944 |
| 1,742 | US vehicles disembarked at Utah Beach on D-Day |
| 1,695 | Tonnage of material landed by the Americans in Utah Beach |
| 832 | Number of Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft engaged on the night of June 5-6, 1944 |
| 815 | Number of German Air Force (Luftwaffe) aircraft available on D-Day |
| 200 | Number of warships participating in the naval bombardment of 6 June 1944 (battleships, monitors, cruisers and destroyers) |
Human losses (killed, wounded, missing or prisoners)
| 10,500 | Number of Allied casualties on 6 June at midnight (killed, wounded, missing, prisoners) |
| 10,000 | Estimated number of German losses on 6 June 1944 |
| 6,000 | US Losses on D-Day |
| 3,800 | Number of allied soldiers killed as part of Operation Neptune on June 6, 1944 |
| 2,500 | US Losses on Omaha Beach on D-Day |
| 1,063 | Canadian losses on Juno Beach on D-Day |
| 708 | Canadian wounded and missing in actions on Juno Beach on D-Day |
| 630 | British Losses on Sword Beach on D-Day |
| 413 | British Losses on Gold Beach on D-Day |
| 355 | Number of Canadian soldiers killed on Juno Beach on D-Day |
| 197 | US Losses on Utah Beach on D-Day |
| 41 | French losses of the Kieffer commando on June 6, 1944 |
| 31 | Number of French commandos injured on D-Day |
| 10 | Number of French commandos killed on D-Day (2 officers, 8 commandos) |
Material losses
| 120 | Number of allied ships damaged (6-30 June 1944) |
| 59 | Number of allied ships sunk (from 6 to 30 June 1944) |
| 27 | Number of American amphibious tanks sunk at Omaha Beach on D-Day |
Missions performed
| 11,085 | Number of missions by the Allied Air Force on 6 June 1944 |
| 10,750 | Number of Allied Aviation departures during the 24 Hours of D-Day |
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