D-Day and the Normandy landings on June 6th 1944

D-Day – 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 Tactical files and reflections enrich this subject, as well as unpublished documents from archives.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

• D-Day course in Normandy

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

• Additional documents on D-Day

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