Video: 'FDR D-Day Speech June 6, 1944'
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 10:00 p.m. Eastern War Time (EWT); during the the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt went on national radio tonight to address the American people for the first time about the Normandy invasion. His speech took the form of a prayer. Continue reading President Roosevelt leads nation in D-Day prayer 70 years ago this hour (June 6 1944)
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 11:00 p.m. BDST at 1:22:41)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 11:00 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/5:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — After long hours of fighting, the men who landed at Normandy today try to rest where and when they can, often disturbed by enemy activity.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 6:00 p.m. BDST at 1:20:09)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 6:00 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Around 600 British planes towing gliders containing thousands of Allied reinforcements flew towards Caen this evening, forcing German forces to retreat and dig in north of Caen.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 1:00 p.m. BDST at 1:15:10)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 1:00 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/7:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The Allies have cracked the Atlantic Wall across all five invasion beaches and smashed their way into Nazi-occupied France.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 12:00 p.m. BDST at 1:10:22)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 12:00 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/6:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The Brécourt Manor Assault, the Allied effort to destroy German weapons hidden inland from Utah Beach at Normandy, France, is successfully completed by this hour.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 10:30 a.m. BDST at 1:00:53)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 10:30 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/4:30 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Decisive action by Allied destroyers to risk going aground to support soldiers pinned down have turned the tide at Omaha Beach by this hour.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 8:30 a.m. BDST at 1:04:27)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 8:30 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:30 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Allied soldiers who came ashore at Utah Beach are vulnerable to German weapons hidden inland at Brecourt Manor, weapons that delayed paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division are attempting to capture.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 8:30 a.m. BDST at 57:42)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 8:30 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:30 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. General Omar Bradley contemplated abandoning Omaha Beach this hour, but has one more card to play against German defenses.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 8:15 a.m. BDST at 36:25)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 8:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/2:15 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); one hour before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. Army Rangers, having climbed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, head inland to hunt down missing German weapons near Omaha Beach.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 7:30 a.m. BDST at 53:22)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 7:30 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/1:30 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Bob Slaughter and his men decide to cross a great stretch of exposed width of Omaha Beach to reach the protection of the seawalls.
