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Operation Overlord

Allied invasion that liberated German-occupied Western Europe.

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The Allied plan to create a major foothold on the continent was designated "Overlord".[1] Operation Neptune, the code-name for the initial amphibious assault and securing of a beachhead, is commonly called "D-Day".[1] Normandy was selected for the landings by the Allies; the absence of harbour facilities there was addressed by constructing artificial ports.[2]

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The short operating range of British aircraft such as the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Typhoon greatly constrained planning.[10] A friendly fire incident on 27 April 1944 resulted in as many as 450 deaths, and the following day an additional estimated 749 American soldiers and sailors died during Exercise Tiger.[11] The Dieppe Raid demonstrated that sufficient artillery, air support, and specialized vessels capable of operating very close to shore were necessary.[10] By the end of March, the Enigma cipher used by Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt had been broken.[12]

After the Allied landings, the Germans altered the Enigma codes, but by 17 June the Allies had regained the ability to read them consistently.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Churchill 1951, p. 582; Ford Zaloga 2009, p. 8–10 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ambrose 1994, p. 73–74; Ford Zaloga 2009, p. 8–10 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dear Foot 2005, p. 322; Churchill 1949, p. 115; Zuehlke 2004, p. 20 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Churchill 1951, p. 582; Beevor 2009, p. 82; Ellis Allen Warhurst 2004, p. 521–533 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Beevor 2009, p. 82 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilmot 1997, p. 434; Whitmarsh 2009, p. 9; Ford Zaloga 2009, p. 8–10; Beevor 2009, p. 82 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gilbert 1989, p. 397, 478; Whitmarsh 2009, p. 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Whitmarsh 2009, p. 9; Weinberg 1995, p. 684; Ellis Allen Warhurst 2004, p. 521–533 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Churchill 1951, p. 582; Goldstein Dillon Wenger 1994, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ford Zaloga 2009, p. 8–10; Hewitt 2024, p. 17; Wilmot 1997, p. 434; Whitmarsh 2009, p. 9; Zuehlke 2004, p. 20; Gilbert 1989, p. 397, 478 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zuehlke 2004, p. 20; Goldstein Dillon Wenger 1994, p. 6; Lewis 1990, p. 254; Fenton 2004; Lewis 1990, p. 254; Zuehlke 2004, p. 20; Goldstein Dillon Wenger 1994, p. 6; Goldstein Dillon Wenger 1994, p. 6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Operation Overlord" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Whitmarsh 2009, p. 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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