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{{World War 2
| image =normandy.jpg
| conflict = World War II
| date = 6 June – 30 August 1944
| location = Northern France
| combatant1 = [[Allied Powers]]
| combatant2 = [[Axis Powers]]
| commander1 = [[Dwight Eisenhower]]
| commander2 = [[Erwin Rommel]]
| strength1 = 2,000,000
| strength2 = 640,000
| casualties1 =
| casualties2 =
}}
'''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.