The code name given to the World War II campaign to land U.S. and British troops on the French coast was __________.

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Operation Overlord was the code name given to the World War II campaign to land U.S. and British troops on the French coast, which is also commonly known as the D-Day landings. Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Operation Iceberg was the code name for the Battle of Okinawa in the Pacific theater, Operation Firebrand was a British bombing campaign in 1943, and Operation Twilight was a Cold War-era plan for a nuclear strike on Moscow.

The Code Name Given to the World War II Campaign