Eighty years on: the story of D-Day as it unfolds, using rediscovered testimonies of those who were there, on all sides.
The most ambitious amphibious invasion in history begins as the Allies prepare to depart.
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By nightfall, paratroopers and gliders are dropped behind enemy lines, and D-Day begins.
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D-Day has begun and troops battle ferociously on the beaches for a foothold on the coast.
After landing, Allied troops try to find their way back together behind enemy lines.
The ferocious Battle for Normandy rages on, and memories turn to those who were lost.