Mug: D-Day Battle of Normandy

Delayed for the first time on 4 June 1944 due to bad weather, Operation Overlord was set for 6 June by General Eisenhower, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied troops. Whatever the weather conditions, 6 June 1944 was to be D-Day for the Normandy landings, with thousands of tonnes of bombs being dropped on the coast from the night of 5 to 6 June. The human toll of the Battle of Normandy was very heavy, including for civilians.