Battle of Normandy
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The Battle of Normandy (under the Allied codename for most of it being Operation Overlord), was the cross channel invasion by the Allies from the United Kingdom into Normandy, France, as well as the subsequent battles that followed in the French region. Operation Overlord started on night of 5 June, with the Allied airborne drops, then in the morning of 6 June, with the amphibious assault on Normand beaches (Operation Neptune). 29-30 August is when Overlord is traditionally marked as finished, as well as the Battle of Normandy. However, although the operation may have been finished, engagements within the Normandy region didn't cease until 12 September with the end of Operation Astonia with the capture of Le Havre.
The Battle of Normandy was the combined battles that took place in the region of Normandy, from the Normandy invasion, to the capture of Le Havre, on the Western Front of WWII.
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