On 6 June 1944 "Glasgow" was part of Operation Neptune, (the Normandy landings). Along with the battleships and , the French cruisers and , nine US destroyers and three s, she made up the Gunfire Bombardment Support Force C for Omaha Beach. On 25–26 June, in support of the attack by the 7th US Corps on Cherbourg, she shelled the German batteries near Querqueville. During this exchange of fire "Glasgow" was hit and damaged. In August 1945 she set sail for the East Indies, where she was the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief.