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Operation Overlord
operation overlord
The invasion of Europe via Normandy was called Operation: Overlord.
Overlord was the code name for the invasion of Europe. D Day was the first day of the operation.
The name for the start of it, from the Invasion of nomandy is Operation Overlord.
During World War II, the code-name for the Allied invasion of Normandy (France) was "Operation Overlord". Taking place in June of 1944, this invasion was the first attempt by the Allied forces to break directly into German-occupied Europe.
There was no "Invasion of El Alamein"
my great uncle was dwight d. eisenhower's assistant and when they were naming the beach, or giving it a code name, my great uncle who was from omaha and dwight d. eisenhower gave it this code name because of my great uncle's influence on mr. eisenhower.
The code name was Operation Barbarossa.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower had the code name "General" during his time as the Supreme Allied Commander during World War II.
Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Allied invasion of Europe. - D-Day was the code name for the first day of Overlord, which eventually happened to be 6th June 1944. -The invasion,of course continued once a beach head was established, but D-Day ONLY refers to the 6th June.