Operation Overlord

When

6 Jun 1944 – 30 Aug 1944

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

49.33° N, 0.57° W

Description

1944 Allied liberation of German-occupied France during World War II

World War II operation in France

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Normandy landings. A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: D-Day: Approximately 160,000 Allied troops shipped from England land on the beaches of Normandy in northern France, beginning Operation Overlord and the…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Zur Kraftstoffversorgung der Westalliierten während der Invasion in der Normandie wird eine erste unterseeisch verlaufende Pipeline von Großbritannien durch…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l’opération Overlord est lancée par les Alliés, pour envahir la Normandie (D Day). débarquent sur les côtes normandes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page