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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 human wave attack on 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 vast majority of the invasion force were straight white males.  African Americans were excluded from frontline combat until 1947 when the armed services were finally desegregated. Women were excluded from combat until the 1970s, and [[homosexual]]s were [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell|barred from military service until 1993]].   

The vast majority of the invasion force were straight white males.  African Americans were excluded from frontline combat until 1947 when the armed services were finally desegregated. Women were excluded from combat until the 1970s, and [[homosexual]]s were [[Don't Ask, Don't Tell|barred from military service until 1993]].