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What was the objective of Operation Overlord launched by the Allied Powers on 6th June 1944?
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Operation Overlord or D-Day was launched on 6th June 1944, when 3 million allied troops from the US, Britain, and Canada landed on five beachheads of Normandy Beach. The German forces offered strong resistance. The main objective was to liberate northern France from Germany and Brussels and Antwerp in Belgium from the Axis forces.
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