The D-Day Weather Gamble (1944, France) — The Forecast That Opened Normandy

June 4–6, 1944. A gale slams the Channel as 156,000 Allied troops wait on docks and decks. At Southwick House, Group Captain James Stagg warns of a storm, Eisenhower scrubs June 5, then seizes a narrow break for June 6—rough seas, low cloud… but possible. Minesweepers open lanes, paratroopers jump into hedgerows, and five beaches ignite. The decision threads a needle between a lethal June 5 gale and the mid-June storm that would wreck the Omaha Mulberry. This immersive, fact-driven narrative stays with the forecasters, commanders, and crews whose judgment under pressure opened the road to Paris. Thank you for listening to Last Post History. Subscribe for more true stories from the world at war.
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