Allied ramps go down into the water at Omaha Beach 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1944)


Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 7:00 a.m. BDST at 42:50)

(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 7:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/1:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); during the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — Allied ramps on landing crafts go down off Omaha Beach as Allied soldiers entered the water on their way to the beaches of Normandy.