1944 ⟶ Operation Overlord: Bombing of Normandy Coast

Operation Overlord commences when more than 1,000 British bo...
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💥 Operation Overlord: Bombing of Normandy Coast

Operation Overlord commences when more than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.⟶
Operation Overlord: Bombing of Normandy Coast (1944)
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📜 Operation Overlord Plan Confirmed

The plan for the invasion of France, Operation Overlord, is confirmed.⟶
Operation Overlord Plan Confirmed (1944)
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💣 Allied Bombing Raids Intensify Across Europe

Heavy Allied bombings of the Continent in preparation for D-Day.⟶
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🗓️ D-Day Postponed to June 5th

D-Day for Operation Overlord set for 5 June.⟶
D-Day Postponed to June 5th (1944)
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💣 Increased Allied Bombing of France

Increased Allied bombing of targets in France in preparation for D-Day.⟶
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🚢 D-Day: Allied Landings in Normandy

D-Day begins with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The Allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history.⟶
D-Day: Allied Landings in Normandy (1944)
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