WW2 D-Day Part 1 (Hard Landing) HD

"Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings. A 1,200-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving more than 5,000 vessels. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on 6 June, and more than two million Allied troops were in France by the end of August." -Wikipedia The animation covers the prelanding shore bombardment by the Allies on Omaha Beach. While the Allies used thousands of tons of explosives in the process due to cloudy conditions they missed their targets. The bombardment from their battleships and destroyers also barely dealt any significant damage to the German defenses, which would soon result in the bloodbath at the infamous Omaha Beach. This is part 1 out of a short 3 part series.