facade. 1  Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. 2  a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.
Operation Overlord. Operation Overlord was the code name 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).
What happened during the battle? D-Day is the beginning of the British and Allied invasion of Western Europe, and which also marked the beginning of a victory in Europe. This planned invasion consisted of 1,200 ships, 10,000 planes, 4,126 landing crafts, 804 transport ships and more than 100 tanks. The invasion was suppose to be held on June, 5th, 1944â¦