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It was known as D-day
D-Day
No, D-Day refers to the Allied landing in Normandy on 6 June 1944.
D-Day was a major Allied landing on the northern beaches of Normandy on 6th June 1944.
It's commonly know as D-Day but its real name is Operation Overlord.
The Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy was known as 'Operation Overlord', or more commonly 'D Day'.
In 1942, US General Dwight David Eisenhower became the commander of Allied troops in the Eastern Theater of the War. This covered most of Western Europe. Under Eisenhower the D-Day landing of Allied troops occurred in Normandy, France.
By the landing by sea and air of the combined Allied forces of Britain, Canada and the United States on the beaches of Normandy in France.D Day is just a codename for the day selected, and is used to describe the landing time, not the name of a battle.
Normandy
The landings of Allied forces on the Normandy coast began on D-Day, Tuesday, 6 June 1944. The codename used was Operation Overlord.
By the landing by sea and air of the combined Allied forces of Britain, Canada and the United States on the beaches of Normandy in France.D Day is just a codename for the day selected, and is used to describe the landing time, not the name of a battle.
An estimated 156,000 allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day in 1945.