D-Day: The Final 72 Hours | As It Happened

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How close was D-Day to being called off? How did the Allies deceive the Germans? Was Omaha beach that bloody? Dan Snow and D-Day expert Stephen Fisher discuss the nail-biting 72 hours before and during D-Day - the largest seaborne invasion in history. This episode was made in partnership with STUDIOCANAL UK for their new film PRESSURE which tells this incredible untold story of Group Captain James Stagg, the man who delivered the most important weather forecast of all time. 'Pressure' is out in UK and Ireland cinemas Wednesday 9th September. You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwU2G-KVl-P-O-B35chZOQ/join History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ #pressure #dday #ww2history 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:39 1940- | Early Plans for Invasion 00:06:24 1943- | Selection of Normandy 00:09:12 1944- | Preperations 00:10:48 Deception 00:13:20 Weather Patterns 00:18:24 Initial Date (5th June) 00:25:52 June 3rd (Morning) 00:27:32 June 3rd (Evening) | Weather Report 00:31:30 June 4th (04:15) | D-Day Postponed 00:38:09 Rommel Leaves Normandy 00:38:55 June 5th (Morning) 00:42:06 June 5th (Evening) 00:46:38 June 6th (Midnight) |

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