On Focus Wednesday 5 June, from 9.05pm – “D-Day – The longest day” (D-Day 360) punctual and almost live account of the Normandy landings. – “6 June ’44 – Attack at dawn!” (6 June ’44 – The Light of Dawn) brings together the diplomatic and military preparations for the landing and what happened afterwards: the advance towards Paris. From the genesis of Operation Overlord, conceived in 1941 by Churchill and Roosevelt, to Hitler’s strategies to prevent and counter it. geopolitical analysis, with the London, Moscow, Washington, and military-industrial alliance, which does not forget the anonymous combatants of a chess game in which the fate of the world was at stake. Thursday 6 June, from 9.05pm – “D-Day – On the wings of Victory” (D-Day Wings of Victory) recounts the central role of aviation in the success of the landing – “How to fool the Germans – History of the Ghost Army” (The Ghost Army) describes deception techniques and stratagems, implemented before and during the landing. – “Provence, August 1944: the other D-Day” (Provence, August 1944: The Other D-Day) highlights the lesser-known landing: the one in Provence, headed towards Berlin, with the aim of engaging the Germans on a second front.
