D-Day Fact Sheet Invasion Date June 6, 1944 The Invasion Area The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50-mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, …

D-Day. Initially set for June 5, D-Day was delayed due to poor weather. With a small window of opportunity in the weather, Eisenhower decided to go—D-Day would be June 6, 1944. …

Due to scheduling and weather, they were back on station at dawn, June 6, shepherding more gliders into France. During his D-Day flight, Gross got a look at the amassed armada of Allied …

The Soviets, however, designated May 9 as V-E Day or Soviet Victory Day, based on the document signed in Berlin. News of Germany's surrender ignited joyous celebrations in cities …

There were four glider assaults on D-Day bringing in badly needed reinforcements. The glider landings were almost as poorly dispersed as the parachute drops but with fewer casualties. In …

D-Day Timeline On June 6, 1944, Western Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the massive Allied invasion of Normandy, France, to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe. The timeline …

In August, General George C. Marshall invited Morgan and Barker to Washington, D.C., for a five-day visit that ended up lasting six weeks. In August 1943, Marshall was considered the most …

This, led Allied leaders to set June 5, 1944, as the invasion’s D-Day. But on the morning of June 4, meteorologists predicted foul weather over the English Channel on the 5th, leading …

The D-Day Invasion at Normandy – June 6, 1944 . Invasion Date June 6, 1944 – The D in D-Day stands for “day” since the final invasion . date was unknown and weather dependent. Allied …

The policy of the “three alls” was the order of the day: “kill all, burn all, loot all.” Cities who resisted, like Nanjing in 1937, suffered the consequences, with Japanese troops slaughtering …