Operation Overlord
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.
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Carwood Lipton
Commissioned officer
Ronald Speirs
Officer
Lewis Nixon III
Officer
Harrison C. Summers
Soldier
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
Governor-General of New Zealand
Brian Urquhart
British veteran
Robert Sink
Officer
Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
Donald K. Ross
Officer
Werner Pluskat
Commanding officer
Edward Shames
Military personnel
Edward Tipper
Charles N. DeGlopper
Soldier
Adolph Malan
Fighter pilot
John J. Pinder Jr.
Military personnel
Jean Compagnon
French soldier
John W. Leonard
Officer
J. D. Bernal
Philosopher of science
Alexander R. Bolling
Walter M. Robertson
Senior officer
Frank Bladin
Commander
Don Pratt
Military personnel
Percy W. Nelles
Canadian naval commander
Robert Wynn
Armed force officer
Sailor Malan
Fighter pilot
Robert B. Brewer
Officer
Otto Smik
Aircraft pilot
Walter Gordon
Veteran
