Allied invasion force leaves England’s south coast 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1944)


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(Monday, June 5, 1944, 6:00 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:00 noon Eastern War Time (EWT); 1 day before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — By the end of the afternoon, the biggest armada the world has ever seen is leaving England’s south coast.

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