The Great Crusade

Operation Overlord

Normandy, France - 1944

Starting June 6, 2024

Contextual Information

Day by Day: Normandy Campaign Context
The German Reich
The German Reich

As the vast Allied armada bore down on France, the German leadership and their forces were well aware the strike was coming, but not where. Preparations had been in place for months, but with the apparent respite brought by the foul weather, the Germans were on a relatively low alert status.

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