Video: 'The World At War: Morning 5/5' (June 19-26, 1944, at 0:00)
(Monday, June 26, 1944; during the Battle of Cherbourg on the Western Front of World War II) — Most of Cherbourg, except the port, was occupied today by U.S. 7th Corps (part of U.S. 1st Army). The fortified port, which was considered vital to the campaign in Western Europe, surrendered on June 29, 1944.
Video: 'The World At War: Pacific 2/5' (June 20, 1944, 2:33-7:21)
(Tuesday, June 20, 1944, 3:40 p.m. ChST; part of World War II, Pacific War) — U.S. Task Force 58 launched an air strike on the Japanese fleet this afternoon, sinking the carrier Hiyo on the second and final day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Continue reading Task Force 58 attacks Japanese fleet 70 years ago this hour (June 20 1944)
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 19, 1944, at 9:17)
(Monday, June 19, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — A raging Atlantic storm, the worst in June for 40 years, battered the D-Day beaches of Normandy today, casting about like matchsticks the 1,000-ton concrete caissons that formed the perimeter of a temporary Allied harbor, known as Mulberry Harbor, built off Omaha Beach.
Video: 'The World At War: Pacific 1/5' (June 19, 1944, at 8:31)
(Monday, June 19, 1944, 5:50 a.m. ChST; part of World War II, Pacific War) — The Battle of the Philippine Sea, a decisive naval battle which eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy’s ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions, began today. Continue reading Great Marianas Turkey Shoot begins 70 years ago this hour (June 19 1944)
Video: 'The World At War: Japan 3/5' (June 15, 1944, at 9:36)
(Thursday, June 15, 1944, 7:00 a.m. ChST; during the Battle of Saipan, part of World War II, Pacific War) — U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of the strategically significant Japanese island of Saipan this morning in an attempt to capture an air base from which the U.S. could launch its new long-range B-29 bombers directly at Japan’s home islands. Continue reading U.S. Marines land on Saipan 70 years ago this hour (June 15 1944)
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 14, 1944, at 9:04)
(Wednesday, June 14, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — Free French leader General Charles de Gaulle returned to France today, eight days after the D-Day landings at Normandy and some four years after the Nazi occupation sent him into exile.
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 12, 1944, at 7:26)
(Monday, June 12, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Normandy today, six days after the D-Day landings there by Allied troops.
Video: 'The World At War: Morning 4/5' (June 7, 1944, at 6:10)
(Wednesday, June 7, 1944; during the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — The day after D-Day saw the first laying of the Mulberry Harbours, a portable temporary harbour developed by the British to facilitate rapid offloading of cargo onto the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. Continue reading D-Day + 1: First laying of Mulberry Harbours 70 years ago today (June 6 1944)
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 6:15 a.m. BDST at 27:48)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 6:15 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/12:15 a.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); one hour before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — U.S. Army Rangers headed toward Pointe du Hoc to climb the cliffs and destroy German weapons at Omaha Beach, are delayed by errors of navigation and a strong current. They finally land at 7:11 a.m., 40 minutes late.
Video: 'Operation Overlord & Neptune (D-Day documentary)' (June 6, 1944, 3:00 a.m. BDST at 20:37)
(Tuesday, June 6, 1944, 3:00 a.m. British Double Summer Time (BDST)/9:00 p.m. Eastern War Time(EWT); three hours before the Normandy landings on the Western Front of World War II) — At air bases all over southern England, Allied bombers are being prepared for their part in D-Day.
