D-Day and the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944

D-Day – 6 June 1944

Presentation of the Allied offensive in Normandy

This section allows you to discover the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944 – D-Day – from every angle: its origins, preparations, precise proceedings, testimonies, figures and consequences for all belligerents. Tactical files and reflections enrich this subject, as well as unpublished documents from archives.

• The origins of the Normandy landing

Why a landing?	D-Day preparations
French Resistance in Normandy	Preliminary operations
German forces in Western Europe	The Atlantic Wall in Normandy

• D-Day course in Normandy

Landing on the Norman beaches	Airborne operations
D-Day timeline	Allied Armada in the Channel
What does D-Day stand for?	D-Day summary

• Additional documents on D-Day

Veterans testimonies	D-Day figures
Normandy landing files	Artificial harbors in Normandy
D-Day ground forces	Chains of command
False legends of D-Day