Description
| The Landings 5-6 June 1944 | ||
| 1 | Commander-In-Chief 21st Army group, Addresses The Allied Expeditionary Force On The Eve Of The Landings... Bernard Law Montgomery
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1:03 |
| 2 | Describes The Preparations And The Tenseness In The Air As Time Draws Near. The Course Will Soon Be Set For France... Robin Duff
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1:13 |
| 3 | Describes The Countryside Of Britain Which Has Become One Enormous Ordnance Dump And Field Park... Frank Gillard
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2:14 |
| 4 | Reports From On-Board As H-Hour Approaches... Robin Duff
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1:47 |
| 5 | Joins The Airborne Troops - The Overnight Assault On Continental Europe And The Prelude To The Seaborne Landings Guy Byam
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3:02 |
| 6 | Describes The Landing Of Glider Troops On French Soil Chester Wilmot
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1:57 |
| 7 | With The Seaborne Armada Witnesses The Preparations For The Landing Colin Willis
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1:52 |
| 8 | Describes The Scene As The Naval Bombardment Begins Howard Marshall
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1:29 |
| 9 | Prepares To Disembark - This Is The Day, And 'This Is The Hour' Colin Willis
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1:59 |
| 10 | Reads The First Official D-Day Announcement Over The BBC. 'This Is London...' John Snagge
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1:01 |
| 11 | Reports As The Troops Go Ashore Howard Marshall
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2:59 |
| 12 | Sums Up The Progress Of The Invasion Forces On Day One Richard Dimbleby
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5:33 |
| Ashore In Normandy 6-20 June 1944 | ||
| 13 | Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force Makes His Official Address To Occupied Europe Dwight David Eisenhower
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3:49 |
| 14 | Reports From The Normandy Beaches Michael Standing
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1:44 |
| 15 | Broadcasts From A Mosquito Aircraft Flying Over The Seaborne Armada... Richard Dimbleby
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2:33 |
| 16 | Drives Inland From The Beaches To The Front... Frank Gillard
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3:35 |
| 17 | Broadcasts From The Frontline Frank Gillard
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0:30 |
| 18 | Reports On The Battle To Keep The Sea Lanes Open... Stanley Maxted
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2:39 |
| 19 | Describes A Tactical Bombing Raid In Northern France Richard Dimbleby
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5:08 |
| 20 | Reports From A Newly-Liberated French Village Michael Standing
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4:14 |
| 21 | Broadasts From A Small Church In Normandy. The Bells Ring Out... Alan Melville
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1:39 |