The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings
Jun 06, 2014 | IMDB 8.2
100 min Watch NowDocumentary, War
The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.
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