Operation OverlordOperation Overlord was the code name used for the Allied attack on German-occupied northern France during the summer of 1944. The organization responsible for planning that task was SHAEF, the supreme headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force, and Overlord's commanding officer was Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Command of the land forces was given to General Bernard Montgomery, while the naval forces would be commanded by Admiral Bertram Ramsay. The air forces were under the control of Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallary, and supply and logistics were the task of Lieutenant-General John Lee. Operation Bolero The vast buildup of troops and supplies needed to support Overlord began in April 1942. Known as Operation Bolero. , this effort ultimately saw the movement of more than 1.5 million military personnel to England, along with the supplies needed to house, clothe and feed them. The total number of troops participating in all aspects of the invasion was 2.8 million. Operation Bodyguard The overall effort to deceive the Germans was known as Operation Bodyguard and included ten smaller operations, including Operation Fortitude North, Operation Fortitude South, Operation Graffham, and Operation Royal. Flush. Operation Fortitude was specifically designed to deceive Operation Overlord. Among the many tools used by Fortitude were double agents, fake radio traffic, and inflatable vehicles and boats designed to convince the Germans that the force buildup was intended to strike Norway and/or the French region of Pas-de-France. Calais.Operation NeptuneOperation Neptune The maritime aspects of Operation Overlord were known as Operation Neptune and involved the embarkation of troops, their transport across the English Channel and their landing in Normandy. Neptune's forces were also responsible for providing covering fire during the landings and continuing resupply operations after the landings. Air Superiority By early June 1944, the Allies had achieved air superiority over French skies and had reduced the Luftwaffe to an almost token force. . Allied air control would play a key role in limiting the Germans' ability to maneuver their forces once the Overlord landings began. With full control of the skies, Allied aircraft could easily identify and destroy German forces moving during the day....... middle of paper...... were more difficult to locate and neutralize. Although the fighting at Juno Beach was more intense than at Gold or Sword, the Canadians managed to leave the beach only half an hour after landing.Sword BeachBritish troops at Sword Beach encountered relatively little initial resistance from by the Germans, but were then tasked with repelling a counterattack by the German 21st Panzer Division. Although the 3rd Infantry Division managed to link up with the 6th Airborne Force, most of its initial objectives, including the capture of Caen, were not achieved. Consequences Despite the countless problems encountered by the various landing forces, notably those at Omaha Beach, the Allied forces had established positions inland by the end of June 6. The Germans, still suspecting that the Normandy landings were only a diversion from the planned landings in Pas-de-Calais, failed to launch significant counterattacks. With established bridgeheads, air superiority over northern France and relatively unorganized resistance from the..