Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 6:20 a.m. BDST at 39:31)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 6:20 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:20 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The first wave of Allied seaborne troops approached Omaha Beach this morning, taking artillery and mortars from German defense positions on the coast.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 6:15 a.m. BDST at 27:48)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 6:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:15 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); one hour before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. Army Rangers headed toward Pointe du Hoc to climb the cliffs and destroy German weapons at Omaha Beach, are delayed by errors of navigation and a strong current. They finally land at 7:11 a.m., 40 minutes late.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 5:00 a.m. BDST at 26:33)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 5:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/11:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); one hour before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The seas were rough as Allied seaborne troops, still 10-11 miles out, headed towards the beaches of Normandy, France.
(Friday, June 5, 1964) — The Rolling Stones performed the first concert of their first U.S. tour at Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, California. They would tour the states through June 20, 1964.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 4:00 a.m. BDST at 20:37)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 4:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/10:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); two hours before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The first of the 5,112 Allied aircraft taking part in D-Day took off this morning from southern England.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 3:00 a.m. BDST at 20:37)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 3:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/9:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); three hours before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — At air bases all over southern England, Allied bombers are being prepared for their part in D-Day.
Video: 'Franklin D. Roosevelt on the Liberation of Rome'
(Monday, June 5, 1944, 8:30 p.m. Eastern War Time (EWT); during the Italian Campaign of World War II) — In a broadcast to the nation tonight, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt told Americans that, with the fall of Rome, the first of the Axis capitals “is now in our hands” (click here for the complete audio/transcript of FDR’s address).
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 2:15 a.m. BDST at 18:17)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 2:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/8:15 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); five hours before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The men of Germany’s 21st Panzer Division wait by their tanks near Caen, France, ready to move towards Pegasus Bridge in Normandy, but do not receive the proper orders.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 1:00 a.m. BDST at 15:29)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 1:30 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/7:30 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); five hours before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The dreaded counterattack at the now Allied-controlled Pegasus Bridge in Normandy, France, began early this morning.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 1:15 a.m. BDST at 12:09)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 1:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/7:15 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); five hours before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Bad weather and pilot error have left many of the 23,400 American and British paratroopers scattered all over Normandy. Many have no idea where they have landed nor how to find their objectives.
