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.
