I believe it was called "Operation Overlord." "D-Day" is a generic term used in planning any military action. It makes it easy to plan and move the start time/date without rewriting each individual date, e.g. "d-day plus one."
The code name of the whole operation was OVERLORD; of the naval part of the operation, NEPTUNE.
Overlord was that code name.
Overlord was that code name.
The code name for the D-Day operation is Operation Overlord.
D-Day was officially the start of Operation Overlord.
The first day of Operation Overlord was given the code name D-Day. This was decided months before by COSSAC.
Code-name - Operation Overlord
There were many code names. The Operational code name for the invasion was "Overlord".
It was code-named Operation Overlord.
Code name for D-Day was Operation Overlord
It was the code name for the invasion of Normandy. if you have more questions regarding ww2 please email me at pres03@sbcglobal.net i will most likely be able to answer any of your questions.
D-Day was the day that the Allies invaded Normandy, France.
D-Day