6th June 1944: D-Day landings launched by the Allied forces of the Second World War in Normandy
About this episode
This episode discusses the D-Day landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the start of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Western Europe.
The amphibious landings in Normandy are still the largest seaborne invasion ever to be staged, and marked the start of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Western ...
People in this episode
Host: Scott Allsop
Topics covered
- D-Day
- Normandy
- Allied invasion
- World War II
- seaborne invasion
Keywords
- D-Day
- Normandy
- Allied forces
- seaborne invasion
- World War II
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Allied forces, Nazi, Second World War
Places: Normandy
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