Editing Overlord Embroidery (section)

==Description==
The embroidery tells the story of [[Operation Overlord]], which was the code name for the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] invasion of [[Normandy]] in June 1944.<ref name="Burgis1989"/> The narrative begins well before the invasion, with war-time production and [[The Blitz]]. It continues through the entry of the [[United States]] into the war, and the planning and preparation of the invasion. The majority of the work covers the crossing of the [[English Channel]] by the invasion fleet and the combat once the troops landed on the French coast. The embroidery ends with a scene of British [[infantry]] advancing as German troops retreat across the [[Seine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The D-Day Story |url=http://www.dday.center/d-day-at-home-the-d-day-story-portsmouth.html |website=www.dday.center |access-date=18 June 2019 |location=Portsmouth, Hampshire |date=2018}}</ref>

There are 34 panels which together measure 83 metres (272 feet) in length. The Overlord Embroidery is one of the longest works of its kind in the world, at 10 metres (33 feet) longer than the [[Bayeux Tapestry]], but shorter than the [[Prestonpans Tapestry]]. Twenty embroiderers worked for five years to create the embroidery. Battledress [[khaki]] and [[gold braid]] were [[appliqué]]d onto the panels.<ref name="Burgis1989">{{cite magazine |last1=Burgis |first1=Rosemary L. |title=The Overlord Embroidery |url=https://www.americanheritage.com/overlord-embroidery |access-date=18 June 2019 |work=American Heritage |date=May–June 1989 |volume=40 |issue=4}}</ref>