Germany’s 21st Panzer Division stuck near Caen, France 70 years ago this hour (June 6 1944)


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(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.