HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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What was Operation Overlord’s Primary purpose? DDay June 6 1944
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To liberate France from German rule
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To force the Japanese into a state of surrender
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To create the Atomic Bomb
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To reduce the amount of time spent fighting two fronts
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The initial goal was to capture Carentan, Isigny, Bayeux, and Caen. The Americans, assigned to land at Utah and Omaha, were to cut off the Cotentin Peninsula and capture the port facilities at Cherbourg.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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