Seaborne troops endure rough seas as they head towards Normandy 70 years ago this hour (June 6 1944)


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(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.