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- a 24 hour delay required the recall of all the ships already at sea
- June 5 1944
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander of the Anglo-American SHAEF postponed the attack until June 6 because of weather and difficulty assembling troops
- Finally, break in the weather was announced,
- U.S, British and Canadian forces landing on separate beaches in Normandy
- June 6 1944
- the allies landed more than 160 000 troops on beaches of Normandy
- more than 23,400 of us have landed on Normandy beaches on the edge of France
- a fake invasion was launched in Pas-de-Calais 250 km northeast of the Normandy landing areas.
- the allies created a phantom army through spurious transmission
- At 3:00 Allied aircraft begin bombing German defenses in the landing areas.
- a new allied expeditionary air force (AEAF) commanded by chief sir Trafford leigh-Mallory
- Allied cruisers and battleships begin bombarding German defenses in the landing areas.
- thousands of ships and more than 156 000 allied troops massively out numbered the 50 000 or so German troops
- At about 6:30 seaborne troops began hitting the beaches in Normandy.
- allies suffered at least 10 000 casualties and the Germans estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men
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