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In June 1944, the USS Augusta was the flagship of the Western Task Force of Operation Neptune which was the naval portion of the Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord), which included an Allied armada of over 5,000 ships.
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www.internet-esq.com/ussaugusta/overlord/
www.internet-esq.com/ussaugusta/overlord/
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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. ... History Learning Site > World War Two > D-Day Index > Operation Overlord...
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www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_overlord.htm
www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_overlord.htm
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PART I: OUTLINE OF OPERATION OVERLORD ; TAB I: OUTLINE OF TACTICAL PROBLEM ... The object of Operation OVERLORD is to mount and carry out an operation with forces and equipment established in the United Kingdom and with target date as designated, to secure a lodgement area on the Continent from which further...
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www.army.mil/cmh-pg/documents/wwii/g4-OL/g4-OL.htm
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Winston Churchill said that Operation Overlord was 'undoubtedly the most complicated and difficult' ever undertaken. With nearly three million troops involved, it was an incredible feat of organisation - and the first step towards the liberation of Western Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/launch_ani_overlo...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/launch_ani_overlord_campaign.shtml
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Operation Overlor ... OVERLORD - THE NORMANDY LANDINGS ... perhaps the best remembered Private to take part in Operation Overlord.
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worldatwar.net/article/overlord/
worldatwar.net/article/overlord/
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D-Day: Operation Overlord ... General Dwight David Eisenhower was in command of the invasion, which was code-named Operation Overlord. Just months prior, the 1915 West Point graduate had led the invasion of French North Africa.
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memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun06.html
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In U.S. military history, any designated day for the commencement of a major operation. The designation apparently originated in World War I; its meaning is uncertain, though it is probable that the “D” stands for nothing more than “Day.” (The designated time for commencement of action on any D-Day was referred...
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www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/features/d-day.php
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On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, code-named D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy.
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www.history.com/content/worldwartwo/the-allies-triumph
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