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'''Operation Overlord''', also known as the '''Normandy Invasion''', was the code name for the Allied invasion of northern [[Europe]] in [[World War II]].  It began on '''D-Day''' with the landings on the beaches of [[Normandy]] in northwestern France on June 6, 1944, and marked the beginning of the end of the [[Third Reich|Nazi regime]].  It accomplished the largest amphibious invasion in the history of mankind, using 5,000 ships, 9,000 planes, and 200,000 men.  Over 2 million frontline combat troops were ferried across the English Channel in the ensuing weeks.

'''Operation Overlord''', also known as the '''Normandy Invasion''', was the code name for the Allied invasion of northern [[Europe]] in [[World War II]].  It began on '''D-Day''' with the landings on the beaches of [[Normandy]] in northwestern France on June 6, 1944, and marked the beginning of the end of the [[Third Reich|Nazi regime]].  It accomplished the largest amphibious invasion in the history of mankind, using 5,000 ships, 9,000 planes, and 200,000 men.  Over 2 million frontline combat troops were ferried across the English Channel in the ensuing weeks.

The United States military remained [[segregation|segregated]] with Blacks excluded from frontline [[infantry]] roles until 1947, women were excluded from combat until the 1970s, and [[homosexual]]s were [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell|barred from military service until 1993]].  Approximately 4% of the force were Jewish,<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/statistics-on-jewish-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii</ref> between 55 and 175 were Native American.<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2019/06/06/75th-anniversary-dday/</ref>  Some Japanese-Americans also served.  By far, the vast majority of the invasion force were [[heterosexual]] Latinos and straight white males.  Three-quarters declared a religious affiliation<ref>[https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=history_etds p. 11]</ref> and cited [[prayer]] as their source of motivation.<ref>[https://www.libertyinstitute.org/document.doc?id=306 p. 6]</ref>

The United States military remained [[segregation|segregated]] with Blacks excluded from frontline [[infantry]] roles until 1947, women were excluded from combat until the 1970s, and [[homosexual]]s were [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell|barred from military service until 1993]].  Approximately 4% of the force were Jewish,<ref>https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/statistics-on-jewish-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii</ref> between 55 and 175 were Native American.<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2019/06/06/75th-anniversary-dday/</ref>  Some Japanese-Americans also served.  By far, the vast majority of the antifascist invasion force were [[heterosexual]] Latinos and straight white males.  Three-quarters declared a religious affiliation<ref>[https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=history_etds p. 11]</ref> and cited [[prayer]] as their source of motivation.<ref>[https://www.libertyinstitute.org/document.doc?id=306 p. 6]</ref>

==Background==

==Background==