vulnerable german army, choosing a strategic landing point. they picked normandy, the germans expected invasion to come at caillat. calais. the french region of pas-de-calais was closer to england. 5 beaches. and they were spread out among 60 miles of coastline. a shrewd point of infiltration. to storm those 5 beaches. we ll try to liberate part of it we have to put millions of men through the beach head. 11,000 airplanes, 50 thousand vehicles, and 6 thousand ships to include landing craft, never before in the history of
vulnerable german army, choosing a strategic landing point. they picked normandy, the germans expected invasion to come at caillat. calais. the french region of pas-de-calais was closer to england. 5 beaches. and they were spread out among 60 miles of coastline. a shrewd point of infiltration. to storm those 5 beaches. we ll try to liberate part of it we have to put millions of men through the beach head. 11,000 airplanes, 50 thousand vehicles, and 6 thousand ships to include landing craft, never before in the history of military operations has anything