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Codenamed “Operation Overlord”, it was the 4 (large) combined sea, air and land operation in history, the aim being 5 (free) northwest Europe from German occupation. After waiting for the perfect 6 (combine) of weather, moon and tides, the date for the start of Operation Overlord 7 (set) for 6 June. With the commander’s order 8 (ring) in their ears, Allied soldiers prepared for what would become known as DDay. 9 dawn on 6 June, thousands landed by parachute behind enemy lines in northern France. Meanwhile, thousands more were journeying across the English Channel to Normandy, 10 (protect) by fighter planes in the skies above them. The fiercest fighting was at Omaha Beach. Boats were hit and men drowned, 11 those who did make it to the beach faced heavy machine gunfire. But, despite the high cost in human life, the DDay landings were 12 success and were seen 13 (wide) as the beginning of the end of the Second World War.