Operation Overlord (Battle Of Normandy)

Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings (Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day). A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels.

Memorial Museum of the Battle of Normandy (Bayeux, France)

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Operation Overlord (Schlacht bei Normandy)

Operación Overlord (Batalla de Normandía)

Opération Overlord (Bataille de Normandie)

Operatie Overlord (slag om Normandië)

Operacji Overlord (Bitwa o Normandię)

“Overlord” was the name assigned to the establishment of a large-scale lodgement on the European continent during World War II in Normandy, France. The first phase, the amphibious invasion and establishment of a secure foothold, was code-named Operation Neptune. To gain the required air superiority needed to ensure a successful invasion, the Allies launched a bombing campaign (codenamed Operation Pointblank) to target German aircraft-production, fuel supplies, and airfields.
Under the Transport Plan, communications infrastructure and road and rail links were bombed to cut off the north of France and to make it more difficult to bring up reinforcements. These attacks were widespread so as to avoid revealing the exact location of the invasion. Elaborate deceptions were planned to prevent the Germans from determining the timing and location of the invasion.