Thousands of Allied reinforcements arrive near Caen, France 70 years ago this hour (June 6 1944)


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(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.