D-Day: The Soldiers Story: Part 1 (My 5 2024 UK)(ENG/SUB ENG)

D-Day: The Soldiers Story Network: History TV, Channel 5, My 5 (UK) Season One, Part 1 Release date: June 5, 2024 (United Kingdom) 46 min | History Special Interest Documentary | TV Special (2024-..) (ENG/SUB ENG) June 1944. 1.5 million Allied soldiers stand poised to embark on the largest amphibious assault in military history. For tens of thousands of young American soldiers in particular, this war against the Nazis seems like an adventure. Most are overseas for the first time, and few have any experience of combat. For those bound for Omaha Beach, the baptism of fire will come at 0630 on 6th June – H-Hour, D-Day. It will prove a horrifying and unforgettable experience. D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story features the intimate personal testimony of the men who formed the spearhead of the Allied liberation of Western Europe on that fateful day. They include survivors of the US 29th Infantry Division’s first assault wave at Omaha Beach, the German machine-gunners who resisted them, and members of the French Resistance in Normandy. Expert analysis is provided by Antony Beevor (D-Day, Stalingrad, Berlin) and German military historian Peter Lieb. Season 1, Episode 01 – “Part One” In 1943 the British and Americans plan the opening of a ‘Second Front’ in Northwest Europe. Huge numbers of troops, aircraft and ships begin to assemble in England for the invasion of France. They train relentlessly for what will prove the largest amphibious operation in military history. Meanwhile across the Channel the Germans also gather their strength. Hitler sends one of his best generals, ‘the Desert Fox’ himself Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, to supervise the construction of coastal defences known as ‘the Atlantic Wall’. But the Allies retain one crucial advantage that even Rommel’s genius cannot compensate for – only the Allies know where and when they will strike #DDayTheSoldiersStory #SpecialInterest #My5 #Channel5 #HistoryTV #Documentary #History@zdenek1964 #History@britblood