A lot of the houses were blown up or missing roofs, etc.
However, this was a big turning point in ww2 because the Nazis are out of France, and the allies have a huge confidence boost to all their soldiers that they can defeat the Axis Powers and win this war.
The American and Canadian ships had to cross the Atlantic Ocean in very uncomfortable conditions which caused seasickness for many soldiers.
Also, it was midnight when the allies started to attack the Nazis, so some of the allies did not know who was who.
This was a difficult condition to work with, so the Allies used metal whistles to signal its their partner.
But, some Nazis captured their whistles