In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern France, code-named Overlord. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was supreme commander of the operation that ultimately involved the coordinated efforts of 12 nations.
It was the start of the large powerful American military before WW1 the Entirety of the United States Armed Forces could fit in Yankee Stadium now it is over 1 million members strong
