D-Day As It Happens.

[canti44]

23:05 June 5th: Advance parties from the 6th Airborne Division take off from airfields in southern England



22:56 June 5th: British troop-carrying gliders take off from southern England to spearhead the invasion

22:15 June 5th: US paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division take off from airfields in southern England

22:10 June 5th: The last invasion fleet bound for Juno Beach sets sail

21:55 June 5th: The last invasion fleet bound for Gold Beach sets sail


Follow the events of D-Day as they happen live by following seven people who where there over the next 24 hours. Absolutely fascinating stuff. Hope the link works for you.

D-Day Home

[Stinkpotpete]

Cool site, thanks for the heads up

[canti44]

D-Day is on. They've been knocking the bells of Shannon out of Calais since 21:30hrs to act as a decoy, British and US vessels are now making their way to France and the Airborne forces are just reaching the French coast.

[canti44]

Us pathfinders jump into Normandy with the mission to guide the airdrops and the first Glider touches down. The Airborne assaults have begun!!

The hairs are up on the back of my neck following all this but I promise to shut up now.