Omaha: 24 Hours in Normandy – The Longest Day Unearthed
History Hit | 05.06.2026 17:08
The date of 6 June 1944 remains permanently fixed within our collective global memory – D-Day. This marked the start of Operation Overlord, the monumental Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France. The statistics of that morning are staggering: 4,000 landing craft, 1,200 warships, 11,000 planes, and 150,000 troops. Yet behind the grand strategy lie the brutal, deeply personal stories of human survival and sacrifice.
