Operation Overlord
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title:
Operation Overlord
text:
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. A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in France by the end of August. The dec
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description:
Successful Allied liberation of Nazi-held western Europe in World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Overlord
date created:
2006-08-27T23:15:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:42:00Z
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