But the key part of winning WW II was the invasion of France, hence the planning of the greatest sea and air invasion in history: Operation Overlord. Written and Hosted by Colin D. Heaton.

In early June 1944, the Allies were fervently preparing for Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious invasion in history. Every resource, including ships like the aging USS Arkansas, was being ...

On this day, Operation Overlord began as Allied forces lined up against the Axis powers and began an invasion of Normandy, France. When the Allies needed to pick an appropriate landing site ...

Winston Churchill said that Operation Overlord was 'undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult' ever undertaken. With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of ...

After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.

The circular plaque, on the wall of Customs House, acknowledges the town's contribution during Operation Overlord in 1944. It replaces a commemorative stone, originally unveiled for the 40th ...