Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the allied invasion of Normandy during World War II.

The landings took place in 1944, commencing on 6 June. First the area was checked by minesweepers, they were followed by submarines and then three British battleships. The landing took place across numerous beaches along the coast. Nine-thousand allied troops were dead or wounded by the time the fighting ended. (PROSE: The Taint)

Stephen Mulyrne, who later became the British Minister of Defence, participated in the Normandy landings. (AUDIO: 1963: The Assassination Games)

John Benton's father was killed during the landings. (HOMEVID: Wartime)