European Theater Battles

  • Operation Overlord

    When: June 6, 1944 - August 30, 1944 Who: 22 American, 12 British, three Canadian, one Polish, and one French What: Operation Overlord was the “code name’ fo rthe Battle of Normandy. The Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. Where: Normandy & France Why: To drain German resources and block access to key military site
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    Operation Overlord

    When: June 6, 1944 - August 30, 1944 Who: 22 American, 12 British, three Canadian, one Polish, and one French What: Operation Overlord was the “code name’ fo rthe Battle of Normandy. The Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. Where: Normandy & France Why: To drain German resources and block access to key military site
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    Operation Overlord

    When: June 6, 1944 - August 30, 1944 Who: 22 American, 12 British, three Canadian, one Polish, and one French What: Operation Overlord was the “code name’ fo rthe Battle of Normandy. The Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. Where: Normandy & France Why: To drain German resources and block access to key military site