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Operation Overlord

noun

  1. the codename for the Allied invasion (June 1944) of northern France
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Lamb recalled the tension as everyone around her prepared for Operation Overlord, the long-awaited invasion of Europe that eventually ended the Nazis’ grip on the continent.

As part of the planning for Operation Overlord, Mrs Lamb was stationed in Whitehall, working alone in a basement room.

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But the success of Operation Overlord depended as much on the elements as military might.

Codenamed Operation Overlord, the Allies’ invasion of France on 6 June 1944 marked a breakthrough in the war.

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Jim Glennie was an 18-year-old soldier when he took part in Operation Overlord on 6 June 1944 to liberate Europe from Hitler's Nazi regime.

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