operation overlord was the name given to secret planning for the battle of normandy.
operation overlord was the name given to secret planning for the battle of normandy.
operation overlord was the name given to secret planning for?
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operation overlord was the codename for the battle of normandy, the allied operation that launched the successful invasion of german-occupied western europe during world war ii. the operation was launched on 6 june 1944 with the normandy landings (operation neptune, commonly known as d-day). 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 two million allied troops were in france by the end of august.
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several sources state that bigot was a codeword for operation overlord, the western allies' plan to invade german-occupied western europe during world war ii, and that the term was an acronym for "british invasion of german occupied territory". however, the term "bigot", used to designate the highest level of military secrecy, appeared on amphibious operations planning documents prior to operation overlord. see, for example, the bigot map created for use in operation husky, the invasion of sicily, which took place in 1943, preceding operation overlord, which occurred in 1944. this map is referenced on the british imperial war museum site. it is possible that the term itself, supposedly suggested by winston churchill, was a "backronym"—a phrase created to fit an acronym such as the existing "to gibraltar" code.
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