What was Operation Overlord?

a. the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy

b. the code name for the Axis invasion of France

c. the code name for the project to build atomic bomb

d. the code name for the project to build nuclear submarine

Answer: a. the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy

Explanation: The operation Overlord is the code name for the invasion of Normandy, an Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during WW II. This operation took place in 1944, and started with the Nornamdy landings, that are knowed as the D-day

The correct option is a: the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy

Answer: The code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy. The correct option is A.

Explanation:

Operation overload is the code name for the allied invasion of Normandy. The overall Commander of operation overload was General Flight Eisenhower. It was launched on 6 June, 1944.

In 1940, the German leader Adolf Hitler defeated France and took charge of Eastern Europe. The operation overload required the type of logistical issues that no army had ever had to cope with before and the plan was for the Allies to have landed a vast amount of both men and equipment by the end of the D - day itself. They came up with the decision to land in Normandy in France to take the German by surprise after making them believe that Pays dear Calais was the main target ...