USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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What was the code name for Allied attack on Normandy?

(A) Operation Fortitude

(B) ** Operation Overlord

(C) Operation D-Day

(D) Operation Normandy

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

Concept note-2: -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.

Concept note-3: -Overlord, Operation. The codename for the Allied Operation to land in occupied France and liberate Western Europe. D-Day was the initial phase of Operation Overlord.

Concept note-4: -D-Day-6 June 1944-was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. The statistics of D-Day, codenamed Operation Overlord, are staggering. The Allies used over 5, 000 ships and landing craft to land more than 150, 000 troops on five beaches in Normandy.