Every day, memories of world war ii—its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs—disappear It called for american, british, and canadian divisions to land on five beaches spanning roughly 60 miles Paratroopers began landing after midnight, followed by a massive naval and aerial bombardment at 6:30 a.m
Day Of The Warrior
American forces faced severe resistance at omaha and utah.
The plan for the invasion of normandy was unprecedented in scale and complexity