USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Codenamed Operation ‘Overlord’, the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from Nazi occupation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The action was planned in two parts-NEPTUNE, the naval component and assault phase, which involved moving tens of thousands of Allied troops across the Channel and landing them on the beaches while providing gunfire support, and OVERLORD-the overall plan for the invasion and the subsequent Battle of Normandy.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Allied invasion plan "Overlord” was the name assigned to the establishment of a large-scale lodgement on the Continent. The first phase, the amphibious invasion and establishment of a secure foothold, was code-named Operation Neptune and is often referred to as “D-Day".

Detailed explanation-5: -In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern France, code-named Overlord. Primary Image: Soldiers coming ashore at Normandy on D-Day.