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Operation Overlord is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OPERATION OVERLORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings. A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than three million allied troops were in France by the end of August. The decision to undertake a cross-channel invasion in 1944 was taken at the Trident Conference in Washington in May 1943. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was appointed commander of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, and General Bernard Montgomery was named as commander of the 21st Army Group, which comprised all the land forces involved in the invasion. The Normandy coast was chosen as the site of the invasion, with the Americans assigned to land at Utah and Omaha Beaches, the British at Sword and Gold Beaches, and Canadians at Juno Beach.

Definition of Operation Overlord in the English dictionary

The definition of Operation Overlord in the dictionary is the codename for the Allied invasion of northern France.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPERATION OVERLORD

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WORDS THAT END LIKE OPERATION OVERLORD

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Synonyms and antonyms of Operation Overlord in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Operation Overlord» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPERATION OVERLORD

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Translator English - Chinese

操作霸主
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Operación Overlord
570 millions of speakers

English

Operation Overlord
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑपरेशन अधिपति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عملية السيد الأعلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Операция Overlord
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

operação Overlord
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপারেশন ডার্ট স্টর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Opération Overlord
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ribut Gurun Operasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Operation Overlord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オペレーションオーバーロード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동작 군주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Operasi Gurun Badai
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Chiến dịch Overlord
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆபரேஷன் பாலைவன புயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑपरेशन डेजर्ट स्टॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çöl Fırtınası Operasyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Operazione Overlord
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

operacja Overlord
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

операція Overlord
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Operațiunea Overlord
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

επιχείρηση Overlord
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

operasie Overlord
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Operation Overlord
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

operasjon Overlord
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPERATION OVERLORD»

The term «Operation Overlord» is regularly used and occupies the 70.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPERATION OVERLORD»

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Operation Overlord
He was placed in a replacement pool, a pool of young soldiers who would step into the vacancies caused by the inevitable casualties that would occur during the planned invasion of Europe, code named "Operation Overlord.
Jack Patterson, 2010
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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
Presenting a classic and controversial history of the great battles that began with D-Day, Hastings constructs a dense, dramatic portrait of the Normandy invasion that brings the battles to life and cuts through common myths.
Max Hastings, 2010
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Overlord: The D-Day Landings
Details the plans, strategies, and preparations made leading up to the first day of Operation Overlord during World War II.
Ken Ford, Steve Zaloga, 2009
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Overlord: General Pete Quesada and the Triumph of Tactical A
This is the definitive story of an extraordinary man, whose remarkable efforts to aid foot soldiers in World War II contributed significantly to the Allies' success.
Thomas Alexander Hughes, 2010
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D-Day: Operation Overlord Day by Day
Code-named Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings signaled the beginning of the end of Hitler's Germany.
Anthony Hall, 2003
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D-day: Operation Overlord : from the landing at Normandy to ...
Recounts the invasion of Normandy, shows the vehicles, uniforms, weapons, and equipment of the warring forces, and also looks at the aerial aspects of the invasion
Bernard C. Nalty, Tony Hall, 1993
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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
He wrote in his initial report of 15 July: 'An operation of the magnitude of Operation OVERLORD has never previously been attempted in history. It is fraught with hazards, both in nature and magnitude, which do not obtain in any other theatre ...
Max Hastings, 2012
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D-day Deception: Operation Fortitude and the Normandy Invasion
This book re-examines the sources, and suggests that other factors contributed as much, if not more, to the Allied victory in Normandy and, that Allied forces could have succeeded without the elaborate deception of Operation Fortitude.
Mary Barbier, 2007
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War Stories of D-Day: Operation Overlord: June 6, 1944
Over 150,000 Allied troops took the fight to the enemy, their incursion paving the way to their ultimate victory over Nazi tyranny. This book tells the story of those who lived and fought through this historic conflict.
Michael Green, James D. Brown, 2009
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Military Geology in War and Peace
... United Kingdom Claude Pareyn Professeur emerite de Geologie, Universite de Caen, 31 Rue de Jersey, 14000 Caen, France ABSTRACT British geologists participated for more than a year in the planning of "Operation Overlord," the Allied ...
James R. Underwood, Peter L. Guth, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPERATION OVERLORD»

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Letter: Marshall didn't answer to Eisenhower
As the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Marshall designed Operation Overlord, the Normandy invasion; Eisenhower executed it. Geyer should have ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
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Virginia Guard D-Day veteran laid to rest in Charlottesville
Operation Overlord and the battle that ensued on Omaha Beach is one of the proudest chapters of the unit's history and Chubby made it living ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
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'Proud Americans'
The 2nd Bn., 32nd FAR was the first field artillery unit to fire rounds in support of Operation Torch and Operation Overlord in WWII and fired ... «The Fort Campbell Courier, Jul 15»
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Taiwan pledges $1M to help build Eisenhower Memorial in DC
"Operation Overlord" was the largest amphibious assault in history, involving 160,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers who crossed the ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
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OUR TOWN: Fishfly Festival parade winners announced
... 1944, the Normandy Campaign (Operation Overlord). An Allied and Axis encampment for public display with two public battles, 11 a.m. and 2 ... «New Baltimore Voice Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Dana Milbank: US plays Islamic State whack-a-mole
In the beginning there was Operation Overlord. Then came Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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First British soldier into Normandy during D-Day landings dies aged 95
Thousands of Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944 to launch Operation Overlord, the huge military effort that marked ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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8 Biggest Bluffs In History That Actually Paid-Off
He eventually was put on operation overlord, feeding false information about the landing being in pas-de-calais. When the landing eventually ... «Daily Pakistan, Jul 15»
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A sobering beach weekend
As we were returning on the 4.30pm Sunday ferry we had loads to cram in so, like Operation Overlord, careful planning had been undertaken to ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
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Friday Morning Hoddle Of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News And …
Oh btw We left a pair of sandals over there during Operation Overlord, have you seen them? And now the "news". Ryan Mason Outperformed ... «Cartilage Free Captain, Jul 15»

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