On June 6, 1944, the largest military invasion (as well as confrontation) the world had ever seen began. Day D" tells an epic story about the preparation and implementation of the Allied landings in Normandy. It is the story of the defense of the Western Front by the German army and the complex and deadly secret war between men and women in France and continental Europe.
The film brings dramatic and outstanding examples of courage and sacrifice, joy and despair, love and treason. Planning for the invasion of June 6 took two years and cost thousands of lives. It involved deception of astounding courage. Both the preparation and the events and actions of the day itself relied on the free choice of many, and the nerves of some. "Day D explores the intricate mosaic on both sides - presenting events through the eyes of the men and women who were there and telling us their extraordinary stories.