An amphibious
operation involves the co-ordination of military and naval forces
to effect a landing on a hostile shore. The first large-scale landing
in the Second World War was by the Germans in
Norway in 1940. Amphibious operations
by the Allies included St Nazaire (March,
1942) Dieppe
(August,
1942), Normandy (June, 1944), Iwo
Jima (February,
1945) and Okinawa
(April,
1945).
A Sherman
Tank being landed at Normandy
in June 1944.
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