Operation Overlord
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The invasion of Europe via Normandy was called Operation: Overlord.
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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.
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"
The code name was Operation Barbarossa.
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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.