On this day - 6 June

On June 6th 1944 the allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion to date. The beaches were divided into five sections which each had forces fight to take hold of the region and its surroundings. On landing, each site saw fierce battles break out due to mines and traps along the shoreline and gun emplacement defences.

The planning stages had taken extensive work. D-Day was postponed by 24 hours due to the weather conditions on the target day being poor. The weather was again not ideal on D-Day itself, but further postponement would have pushed the entire operation another two weeks down the line as there were requirements for the tidal conditions that would only be met a few days each month.