Transcription: For many months Stalin had pleaded with the Allies to open a second front and take the pressure off war-torn Russia. To achieve this and to liberate German-occupied Europe, the Allies planned an invasion to establish a bridgehead in northwestern France, Operation Overlord. Plans for the invasion took many months while the Americans and British massed men and equipment in southern England. By the launch date, June 6, Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower had over three million troops at his command. Allied forces were also provided with a range of secret weapons and new equipment, inclu ...
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