The Most Important Day in History? D-Day: June 6, 1944 – clip

Robert Watson / Lynn University


The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later western Europe) and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front. D-Day would mark the beginning of the end for the Nazi regime and result in the liberation of Europe. But it almost didn’t happen and a few unlikely events ended up shaping the invasion in intriguing ways. This lecture examines the enormity of the planning and the operation, the Nazi defenses and costly mistakes, the phases of the operation and strategies on both sides, and the extraordinary actions of the Allied soldiers.

Robert Watson

Become a One Day University Member

Watch hundreds of fascinating talks by over

250 remarkable professors from 150 top-tier schools.

New talks every day. Curated just for you.

Here are some of the upcoming courses exclusively available to our members:

Scroll to Top