Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy) is one of the great battles of WWII in the European theater. It took place between June and August 1944 in Normandy and allowed Allied forces to open a new front in Europe against the German troops. It began on June 6, 1944 – called D-Day or Operation Overlord (Overlord [...]
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Operation Overlord
June 30th, 2012 
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Gustav Line
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