D-Day

Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 4:50 a.m.

It’s June 6, 1944. Thus far, the allies have succeeded in keeping perhaps the most important military plan in human history a secret. Hundreds of boats, landing craft, and troops are staged off the coast of France, prepared to invade. Paratroopers are being staged in planes, ready to drop behind enemy lines to provide support and diversions. This is just past midnight off the coast of Normandy, France and what happens next is one of the biggest showings of manpower in history.

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