The Normandy invasion Overlord, like William the Conquester’s assault before it and Inchon invasion afterwards, will long be as a model for military planning, operations and logistics. Meanwhile, nine armies – six infantry and three airborne - from United Kingdom, USA and Canada took a part in Operation Overlord. The Allies had been planning for more than two years for the D-Day, June 6, 1944,. The D-Day operation had been planed in depth. The general tactical plan of the invasion named Overlord was presented in August 1943 by Commander of the European theatre General Dwight D. Eisenhower. During the first half of 1944 military forces of United States, Britain and Canada were concentrated in England to train for Operation Overlord. Operati
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