D-Day – Codename Overlord DVD –  

At first light on the 6th June 1944 the Allied forces launched the largest combined land air and sea operation ever from Southern England to liberate Europe from the grip of Hitler’s Nazi occupation. Code named Overlord the entire operation was a tremendous gamble. The element of surprise was paramount so the Allies led the Germans to believe that the attack would not be at Normandy but at Calais. This programme portrayed both in black and white as well as rare colour footage te