First wave of Allied soldiers approach Omaha Beach 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1944)


Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 6:20 a.m. BDST at 39:31)

(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 6:20 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:20 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — The first wave of Allied seaborne troops approached Omaha Beach this morning, taking artillery and mortars from German defense positions on the coast.