---
title: "D-Day Invasion Forged ‘Strong Relationship’ Between US And Germany, State Department Says"
date: "2018-06-06"
modified: "2018-06-06"
authors:
  - name: "Paul Szoldra"
    job_title: "Editor"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra.md"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/state-department-spokeswoman-says-d-day-invasion-helped-contribute-to-strong-relationship-between-us-and-germany/"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# D-Day Invasion Forged ‘Strong Relationship’ Between US And Germany, State Department Says

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State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert claimed Tuesday that D-Day, the 1944 anti-Nazi invasion of Europe that occurred 74 years ago today, is part of America's "long history" with Germany's government that has contributed to the nations' "very strong relationship."

"We have a very strong relationship with the government of Germany," Nauert [said during](<https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/05/politics/state-department-heather-nauert-germany-israel/index.html>) a press conference. "Looking back in the history books, today is the 71st anniversary of the speech that announced the Marshall Plan. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the D-Day invasion. We obviously have a very long history with the government of Germany, and we have a strong relationship with the government of Germany."

The D-Day invasion, which kicked off on June 6, 1944, was the allied effort to retake France from Hitler's German reich. It resulted in [hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides.](<https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/06/fact-sheet-normandy-landings>)

I guess if you're counting shooting at each other as being part of building that strong relationship to come later, then sure, you can count it.

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