Operation Overlord is the code name for the Allied invasion of which location?

• A. Normandy, France
• B. Sicily, Italy
• C. Pacific islands
• D. North Africa

Answer: (A)

Operation Overlord refers to the Allied invasion aimed at opening a Western Front in Nazi-occupied Western Europe, with the pivotal D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy, France, in June 1944. That makes Normandy the right location, because Overlord was the planned assault to occupy and push back German forces in France as the starting point for liberation in Western Europe. The other options refer to different invasions: Sicily was invaded in 1943 as part of Operation Husky, North Africa saw Operation Torch in 1942, and various campaigns across the Pacific involved entirely separate operations. So Normandy, France is the location associated with Operation Overlord.