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Operation Overlord began on 6 June 1944, the largest and most ambitious amphibious operation ever undertaken in the history of warfare. While the Western Allies had an undeniable superiority over the Nazi Germans in the amount of men and materiel they could muster, a vast and brilliant but secretive deception campaign preceded Overlord and helped assure its success: Operation Bodyguard.
Operation Overlord began on 6 June 1944, the largest and most ambitious amphibious operation ever undertaken in the history of warfare. While the Western Allies had an undeniable superiority over the Nazi Germans in the amount of men and materiel they could muster, a vast and brilliant but secretive deception campaign preceded Overlord and helped assure its success: Operation Bodyguard.
