Zusammenfassung der Ressource
d-day
- started 5/6 june 1944
- early morning troop landings began timed at low tide on each of the beaches
- allied planes targeted the german military defences
- the allies leaked information to suggest they planned to land on a different part of the french coast
- the allies realised they had to land troops as fast as possible
- the german army under pressure on several different fronts