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  2. Operation Overlord - Wikipedia

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    Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day ) with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune).

  3. Normandy landings - Wikipedia

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    Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day (after the military term), it is the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of France , and the rest of Western Europe, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front .

  4. Sword Beach - Wikipedia

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    Overlord would constitute the largest amphibious operation in military history. [22] After delays, due to both logistical difficulties and poor weather, the D-Day of Overlord was moved to 6 June 1944. Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery, commander of 21st Army Group, aimed to capture Caen within the first day, and liberate Paris within 90 days. [22]

  5. D-Day Anniversary: Normandy invasion remembered for ... - AOL

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    D-Day on June 6, 1944, marked the largest amphibious assault in history, leading to the Allied victory in WWII. ... The success of the operation, called Operation Overlord and most commonly known ...

  6. When is D-Day? Answers to your questions on the WWII ... - AOL

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    The D in D-Day just stands for “Day.” It is the designation that the military uses on the start date of an important operation . The days before or after the start date of an operation are ...

  7. On D-Day, remembering three ‘Angels of Omaha’ who ... - AOL

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    The single most important day of the 20th century was 79 years ago on June 6, 1944, during the pinnacle of World War II. It will forever be remembered as D-Day, but the official code name was ...

  8. American airborne landings in Normandy - Wikipedia

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    Others critical included Max Hastings (Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy) and James Huston (Out of the Blue: U.S. Army Airborne Operations in World War II). As late as 2003 a prominent history ( Airborne: A Combat History of American Airborne Forces by retired Lieutenant General E.M. Flanagan) repeated these and other assertions, all ...

  9. D-Day (military term) - Wikipedia

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    Battle plans for the Normandy Invasion, the most famous D-Day. In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. [1] The best-known D-Day is during World War II, on June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany.