Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 1:15 a.m. BDST at 12:09)

(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 1:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/7:15 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); five hours before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — Bad weather and pilot error have left many of the 23,400 American and British paratroopers scattered all over Normandy. Many have no idea where they have landed nor how to find their objectives. Continue reading Allied paratroopers scattered all over Normandy, France 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1944) →

Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 12:21 a.m. BDST at 7:22)

(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 12:21 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/6:21 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); six hours before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — Allied airborne troops have taken control of Pegasus Bridge in Normandy, France, an auspicious start to D-Day despite the first Allied casualty. Continue reading Allied airborne troops take control of Pegasus Bridge in Normandy, France 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1944) →

Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 12:01 a.m. BDST at 2:30)

(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 12:01 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/6:01 p.m. Eastern War Time (EWT); six hours before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — D-Day began just after midnight today when three gliders were towed to the French coast under the cover of darkness to capture Pegasus Bridge. Continue reading D-Day begins as gliders are towed to French coast 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1944) →

Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 5/7' (June 5, 1944, 7:00 p.m. at 9:04)

(Monday, June 5, 1944, 7:00 p.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/1:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 1 day before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — The French Resistance receives D-Day orders via coded messages from the British Broadcasting Corporation, better known as the BBC. Continue reading BBC signals D-Day orders to French Resistance 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1944) →

Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 5/7' (June 5, 1944, 6:00 p.m. at 8:19)

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

Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 5/7' (June 5, 1944, 4:15 a.m. at 5:23)

(Monday, June 5, 1944, 4:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/10:15 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 1 day before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower says, “OK. Let’s go,” as commanders attend their final D-Day weather briefing early this morning in southern England. Continue reading Eisenhower: ‘OK. Let’s go’ 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 5 1944) →

Video: '1944: The Liberation of Rome - Turning Point in WWII'

(Sunday, June 4, 1944, approximately 8:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time; during the Battle of Anzio, part of the Winter Line and the battle for Rome of the Italian Campaign of World War II) — The U.S. Fifth Army entered Rome from the south in several jeeps this morning, one day after the Germans declared it an open city, bringing liberation for the first time to a Nazi-enslaved European capital. Continue reading U.S. Fifth Army begins liberating Rome, first Axis capital to fall during World War II 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1944) →

Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 4/7' (June 4, 1944, at 9:20)

(Sunday, June 4, 1944, 6:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 2 days before the Normandy landings, part of Operation Overlord on the Western Front of World War II) — Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower decided to postpone the D-Day invasion for at least one day, hoping for better weather on June 6. The Allied Expeditionary Force convoys, bound for Normandy, are called back to port. Continue reading Eisenhower postpones D-Day invasion due to weather, Rommel goes home 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 4 1944) →

Video: 'Ten Days to D-Day 1/7' (May 28, 1944, at 2:36-10:01)

(Sunday, May 28, 1944, 7:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/1:00 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); 9 days before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — All over Britain, tens of thousands of troops who will spearhead the D-Day landings are on the move today. Their job is to lead the way for the Allied invasion force against Nazi-occupied continental Europe. Continue reading Thousands of troops who will spearhead D-Day landings are on the move 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1944) →

Video: 'Siege of Monte Cassino: Battle for Rome | Frontlines Ep. 02 | Documentary'

(Thursday, May 18, 1944; a Polish flag was raised over the ruins of Monte Cassino at 9:45 a.m.; during the Battle of Monte Cassino, part of the Italian Campaign of World War II) — The Battle of Monte Cassino, a series of four military assaults by the Allies against German forces in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II, ended today in Allied victory when the Germans finally abandoned the stronghold at Monte Cassino. Continue reading Allies win 123-day Battle of Monte Cassino after Germans abandon Italian stronghold 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 18 1944) →