6 jun 1944 ano - D-Day

Descrição:

The Allied forces took two years planning,
training, and supplying for "Operation Overlord." This operation was a code name to invade Western Europe. This strategy was one of the most heavily guarded secrets in the war. On the morning of June 5, 1944, U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower announced “O.K. We’ll go.” Within hours an armada of 3,000 landing craft, 2,500 ships, and 500 naval vessels departed English ports to cross the narrow strip of sea to German-controlled Normandy, France. That night 822 aircraft, carrying parachutists and gliders, deployed troops over landing zones in Normandy. Intended to be the vanguard of the whole operation, the Airborne troops’ landings were a tremendous success.