D-Day - Codename Overlord DVD

Code named Overlord the D-Day invasion of Nazi occupied Europe was a meticulously planned and jealously guarded secret in which the outcome was by no means certain. The Nazi's expected the assault and Germany's defensive position on the headlands of Normandy the so-called Atlantic Wall was a formidable obstacle to success. For the plan to succeed the Allies first had to convince the Germans that the attack would come at Pas de Calais and then secretly launch the largest invasion in the history of warfare. The deception worked and on the morning of June 6 1944... the Allies hurled more than 150 000 men and thousands of ships aircraft and vehicles against the heavily fortified German defenses. Despite enormous losses the invasion proved successful and gave the Allies a tremendous victory and a long sought after foothold on the continent. This 2 DVD set is the complete story of D-Day the invasion of Normandy and the liberation of Paris. With newsreel footage rare photographs veteran's interviews and comments from WWII historians we take you inside D-Day the end for Nazi Germany. Disc 1 The Atlantic Wall Operation Bodyguard The Air Campaign Atlantic Convoy Pre-Invasion Training Exercise Plus Six Operation Neptune Airborne Operation Preparation By Fire The Run To Shore The American Sector The British Sector The Glider Landings Disc 2 Foothold On the Continent The Mulberries The Hedgerows V-1 Attacks Operation Cobra Counterattack At Mortain The Falaise Pocket Liberation Of Paris [show more]

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