D-day

June 6th, 1944, the D-day

The so known D-day under the name of code “Overlord” is an unloading envisaged on June 5th, 1944 on beaches Normans. The D-day was planned for on June 5th but it will be pushed back at June 6th.

At June 4th of the gigantic convoys, which already installed English ports, must make half-turn on an increasingly dismounted sea. In surroundings the 22 hour old, after having heard the chief allied and taken knowledge of the weather forecast Eisenhower announces the irrevocable decision which the unloading will have place on June 6th: “I do not like that, declares it, but it seems to me that we do not have the choice… I am absolutely persuaded that we must give the order…”

The night from June 5th to June 6th gigantic a armada, most formidable ever gathered in the history of humanity approaches the French coasts: 2727 boats of the most varied types, charge or tow more than 2500 machines of unloading escorted by more than 700 warships, including 23 cruisers and 5 combat ships.

June 6th the D-day starts! With 3:14 of the bombers their bombs release on the selected beaches. With 3 hours 30 of the parachutists and groups airborne are released, in absence of any organized reaction of German. Many parachutists drown in the marshes with the weight of their equipment.

Omaha beach was the beach where unloaded American like on Utah beach. Called “Omaha the bloody one”, Omaha beach was the beach where there be the most loss.

See too

Battle of Normandy
the longest Day , film of Ken Annakin
D-Day, their longest day , British documentary film of Richard Dal.

External bonds

Normandy Mémoire Spaces Historical: The unloading of the D-day
DDay-Overlord.com - History and photographs of the D-day in Normandy
D-Day: Inventory of fixtures on June 6th, 1944 in Normandy, History and testimonys of veterans
D-day: association with nonlucrative goal, having nothing to do with the unloading, if it is not that to create festive and cultural events in the Vosges

Simple: D-Day

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