1944 ⟶ Operation Overlord Plan Confirmed

The plan for the invasion of France, Operation Overlord, is ...
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1944

🗺️ Tehran Conference Begins: Allies Plan for Operation Overlord

The Tehran Conference. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran to discuss war strategy; (on 30 November they establish an agreement concerning a planned June 1944 invasion of Europe codenamed Operation Overlord). Stalin at last has the promise he has been waiting for.⟶
Tehran Conference Begins: Allies Plan for Operation Overlord (1943)
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🎖️ Eisenhower Named Head of Overlord

General Eisenhower is officially named head of Overlord, the invasion of Normandy.⟶
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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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🗓️ 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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💥 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 Postponed and U-505 Captured

Operation Overlord is postponed 24 hours due to high seas. German U-505 is captured by US forces, and towed to Bermuda.⟶
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