What Remains Of The D-Day Landing Sites Today? | Traces of World War Two With James Rogers

Описание: Exploring The Epic Remains Of The Allied D-Day Landings'

The Allied Invasion of Normandy in June 1944 was one of the most spectacular pieces of military planning in history, with every element planned to the tiniest detail. However, one of the biggest problems the Allied planners faced was exactly how to provide the invasion force with the supplies they needed to sustain the assault without access to a major French port.

The disastrous Dieppe raid in 1942 had shown that capturing a heavily fortified French port would be extremely costly and had absolutely no guarantee of success. And so Allied planners came up with a rather ingenious solution.

Instead of risking the lives of thousands of troops by taking a port like Le Havre or Cherbourg, the Allies decided to bring one with them.

In this episode of 'Traces of World War Two', war historian James Rogers visits the remnants of the various mulberry harbours that still exist on the beaches of Arromanches in Normandy.

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