Operation Overlord

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World War II campaign military operation

Operation Overlord was the Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II, beginning with the Normandy landings and leading to the liberation of France.

Aliases (10)

Battle of Normandy ×9
Allied invasion of Normandy ×8
Normandy campaign ×7
Normandy 1944 ×3
Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe ×2
Allied Normandy landings ×1
Invasion of Normandy ×1
Invasion of northern France ×1
Normandy landings ×1
Normandy landings air operations ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → military operation →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Normandy →
belligerent	Allies → Nazi Germany →
casualties	tens of thousands on both sides →
codename	Overlord →
commander	Bernard Montgomery → Bertram Ramsay → Dwight D. Eisenhower → Omar Bradley → Trafford Leigh-Mallory →
component	Normandy landings → Operation Neptune →
conflict	Second World War →
countryInvolved	Australia → Belgium → Canada → Czechoslovakia → Free France → Netherlands → New Zealand → Norway → Poland → United Kingdom → United States →
D-DayDate	1944-06-06 →
D-DayDescription	initial amphibious and airborne landings in Normandy →
endDate	1944-08-30 →
followedBy	Operation Cobra →
GermanCommander	Erwin Rommel → Gerd von Rundstedt →
involvedAirborneOperations	British 6th Airborne Division → U.S. 101st Airborne Division → U.S. 82nd Airborne Division →
involvedLandingBeaches	Gold Beach → Juno Beach → Omaha Beach → Sword Beach → Utah Beach →
location	France → Normandy →
notableEvent	D-Day →
objective	establish Allied foothold in Western Europe → liberation of France →
opposingCountry	Germany →
opposingRegime	Nazi regime →
partOf	World War II →
planningBegan	1943 →
precededBy	Operation Bodyguard → Operation Fortitude →
result	Allied victory → German retreat from Normandy → liberation of Paris →
startDate	1944-06-06 →
strategicSignificance	opened Western Front against Germany →
theater	Western Front →

Referenced by (81)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle for Caen → D-Day → Gold → Gold Beach → Juno Beach ("Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe") → Omaha Beach → Operation Goodwood ("Battle of Normandy") → Operation Goodwood ("Normandy campaign") → Operation Neptune → Operation Neptune ("Normandy campaign") → Sword Beach → Utah Beach → Utah Beach ("Allied invasion of Normandy") →	partOf
1st Hussars → British 8th Armoured Brigade → European Theater of Operations, United States Army ("Allied invasion of Normandy") → Frederick Browning → George S. Patton ("Normandy campaign") → I SS Panzer Corps → Matthew Ridgway → Omar Bradley ("Normandy landings") → Omar Bradley ("Battle of Normandy") → RAF Second Tactical Air Force → USS Arkansas → VIII Corps (United Kingdom) ("Allied invasion of Normandy") →	participatedIn
Allied Expeditionary Air Force → Allied Expeditionary Air Force ("Battle of Normandy") → Allied Naval Expeditionary Force → British Commonwealth forces → First United States Army → Third United States Army ("Allied invasion of Normandy") → U.S. 101st Airborne Division →	notableOperation
21st Army Group ("Normandy campaign") → 21st Army Group → 21st Army Group ("Battle of Normandy") → 3rd Canadian Infantry Division → British Second Army → Juno Beach → USS LST-393 →	operation
Normandy landings memorial ("Allied invasion of German-occupied Western Europe") → Normandy landings memorial → Rendezvous With Destiny →	associatedWith
51st (Highland) Division → Parachute Regiment ("Normandy 1944") → Royal Tank Regiment ("Normandy 1944") →	battleHonour
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → No. 41 Squadron RAF ("Normandy landings air operations") → Polish Armed Forces in the West →	notableEngagement
Oberbefehlshaber West ("Allied invasion of Normandy") → Western Front (World War II) → Western Front (World War II) ("Battle of Normandy") →	notableEvent
Dwight D. Eisenhower → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ("Battle of Normandy") →	operationDirected
3rd Infantry Division → British XXX Corps ("Normandy campaign") →	conflict
12th Army Group ("Normandy campaign") → XXX Corps →	engagement
Allied operations in Western Europe → Liberation of France →	hasPart
European Theater of Operations → European Theater of Operations ("Battle of Normandy") →	includesEvent
Allied forces → Bertram Ramsay →	militaryOperation
Operation Cobra → Operation Dragoon →	precededBy
Eisenhower: The Supreme Commander ("Allied invasion of Normandy") →	about
Juno Beach ("Battle of Normandy") →	associatedEvent
Monty →	battle
Royal Warwickshire Regiment ("Normandy 1944") →	battleHonoursInclude
Allied Naval Expeditionary Force ("Allied invasion of Normandy") →	componentOf
Operation Bagration ("Allied Normandy landings") →	coordinatedWith
D-Day ("Battle of Normandy") →	followedBy
Retreat from Normandy →	follows
Bertram Ramsay ("Allied invasion of Normandy") →	notableFor
Ninth Air Force →	operationSupported
USS Nevada ("Invasion of Normandy") →	participatedInBattle
Mike and Nan sectors →	partOfOperation
7th Panzer Division ("Normandy campaign") →	tookPartIn
Eureka Conference ("Invasion of northern France") →	topic
Normandy →	WWIIEvent