Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower made the final decision to launch Overlord, as the D-Day invasion was code-named, June 5, 1944. Storms delayed the original invading force, but only briefly. Eisenhower assembled and briefed the invading forces on the launch planned for the following day, June 6.
More than two and a half million soldiers, sailors, and airmen were briefed on the details of the invasion, which included landing troops on five sections of beach to move inland on roads and exits secured by paratroopers dropped behind line.
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