12 incredible facts about the D-Day invasion

World War II Rages on After Five Years

General Eisenhower Takes Command

Normandy Chosen for Invasion

Bad Weather Delays D-Day

Secret Messages Sent to France

Germany Defends the Coast

Pathfinders Jump at Midnight

Landing Craft in Trouble

Troops at Utah Beach Land Off Course

Some Tanks Attack, Others Sink

Battle for Omaha Beach Lasts 18 Hours

D-Day Is the Beginning of the End of the War.