A common dry cell is the zincâcarbon battery, sometimes called the dry Leclanche leclanchÃ©, cell with a nominal voltage of.1 5, volts the same as the alkaline (battery since both use the same â zinc manganese dioxide). combination
Operation Overlord was the code-name given to the Allied invasion of France scheduled for June 1944.The overall commander of Operation Overlord was General Dwight Eisenhower.ecurity for the plan had to be total. The fact that the Germans were taken by surprise at Normandy indicates that the Allies were successful in this. The first issue that the Allies had to decide on was where to land in France. The Pays de Calais was an obvious choice as it was the nearest part of France to Britain.
After London refused to begin peace talks, Hitler ordered planning to commence for a full invasion of the British Isles, codenamed Operation Sea Lion. With France out of the war, Churchill moved to consolidate Britain's position and ensure that captured French equipment, namely the French Navy's ships, could not be used against the Allies. This led to the Royal Navy attacking the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria on July 3, 1940, after the French commander refused to sail to England or turn over his ships.