World War II In Color: Part 9 Overlord

In episode 9 of World War II In HD Color (See Episode List Here) we have reached D-Day, Operation Overlord. The Allies knew they would eventually have to invade Europe via France and push the German forces all the way back to Berlin. The planning was extreme and it would be the largest sea based invasion in history. Knowing the attack would come sooner or later Hitler had built an Atlantic wall across the coast of Europe which was heavily guarded with the beaches strewn with landmines, barbed wire and other blockades.

The allies wanted to keep the Hitler guessing as to just where the attack might take place and so organized dummy landing sites, Operation Bodyguard for instance passed information the Allies knew the Germans would intercept about a landing site in Pas de Calais. Amazingly the plan worked and moreover Hitler when he heard of the invasion at Normandy thought that to be the dummy invasion. On the 6th of June 1944 a staggering over two million troops, three thousand tanks and twelve thousand aircraft set out to reclaim Europe from the Nazi's.

This series is the first time footage from World War Two can be seen in HD Color and is narrated by Robert Powell. All 13 episodes will be available on Documentary Fans over the coming week you can find them here : Watch The Complete World War II in HD Color Series.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2010 Duration: 45 Minutes.