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How the ‘Corridor of Death’ Saved the D-Day Invasion

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On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we look back at a little-remembered battle two months after the invasion, one that truly turned the tide of WWII.

Clive Irving
Clive Irving
A photo illustration of images and a map from the invasion of Normandy and battles from the Couloir de la Mort.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/National Archives
Clive Irving

Clive Irving

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