Operation Overlord (D-Day): June 1944

Operation Overlord (D-Day): June 1944

Invasion of Normandy, France (Codename: Operation Overlord) On June 6, 1944, in Operation Overlord, the Allied forces landed troops on Normandy beaches for the largest amphibious assault in history, beginning the march eastward to defeat Germany.  In a larger strategic sense, the successful Allied landing in France was a psychological blow to the German occupation of Europe.   It called into question the German Army

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