The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Western Allied forces in Normandy, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II. Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg ( Panzer Group West) Gerd von Rundstedt ( Oberbefehlshaber West)įriedrich Dollmann ( 7 Armeeoberkommando) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (Air Commander in Chief)īertram Ramsay (Naval Commander in Chief) Coast Guard caption identifies the unit as Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.Ĭoordinates: 49☂0′N 0☃4′W / 49.333°N 0.567°W / 49.333 -0.567Īrthur Tedder (Deputy Supreme Allied Commander)īernard Montgomery ( 21st Army Group, Ground Forces Commander in Chief) Assault craft land one of the first waves at Omaha Beach. Part of Operation Overlord ( World War II)
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