Plot: The D-Day invasion fleet was the largest in history and one of the most audacious events of WWII. But landing was just the beginning, as rare footage reveals
Cast
Derek JacobiNarratorDerek Jacobi was 80 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Sat, Oct 22 1938
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)Winston Churchill would be no older than 90 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Mon, Nov 30 1874
Sun, Jan 24 1965
Sun, Jan 24 1965
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)Adolf Hitler would be no older than 56 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Sat, Apr 20 1889
Mon, Apr 30 1945
Mon, Apr 30 1945
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)Dwight D. Eisenhower would be no older than 78 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Tue, Oct 14 1890
Fri, Mar 28 1969
Fri, Mar 28 1969
Erwin RommelSelf (archive footage)Erwin Rommel would be no older than 52 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1891
Sat, Oct 14 1944
Sat, Oct 14 1944
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)Franklin D. Roosevelt would be no older than 63 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1882
Thu, Apr 12 1945
Thu, Apr 12 1945
Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)Joseph Stalin would be no older than 74 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Wed, Dec 18 1878
Thu, Mar 05 1953
Thu, Mar 05 1953
Bernard L. MontgomerySelf (archive footage)Bernard L. Montgomery would be no older than 88 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Thu, Nov 17 1887
Wed, Mar 24 1976
Wed, Mar 24 1976
Kurt MeyerSelf (archive footage)Kurt Meyer would be no older than 51 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Fri, Dec 23 1910
Sat, Dec 23 1961
Sat, Dec 23 1961
George S. PattonSelf (archive footage)George S. Patton would be no older than 60 in Greatest Events Of World War II In Colour - Season 1 - D-Day (Episode 6).
Birthday: Wed, Nov 11 1885
Fri, Dec 21 1945
Fri, Dec 21 1945