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The overall commander of Operation Overlord was General Dwight Eisenhower. Other senior commanders for Overlord included Air Marshall Leigh-Mallory, Air Marshall Tedder, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery and Admiral Bertram Ramsey.
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What is the allied cross-channel invasion of France?
Operation Overlord
Who was the Continental Army commanded by?
Commanding General George Washington
Who was general Middleton?
Major General Troy H. Middleton commanded the US VIII Corps during WWII's Battle of the Bulge.
Why did Operation Overlord occur?
It was essential to open a second front against Germany. The battered USSR had been fighting the bulk of the German forces since Barbarossa and the African and Italian campaigns had failed to draw off adequate German reserves from the Eastern Front.
What did Marquis de Lafayette volunteer to do?
He was a Major General in the Continental Army and commanded the French National Guard. He was also a member of the Estates General and the National Assembly.
