D-Day: The Unheard Tapes

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The story of the biggest seaborne invasion in history, told through rare recordings.

The invasion of Nazi-occupied France relived through powerful eyewitness recordings. Young actors who resemble the interviewees at the time of the war lip-sync the original testimony.

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D-Day: The Unheard Tapes: Series 1: Episode 2

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The D-Day invasion hangs in the balance as soldiers battle on the beaches of Normandy.

D-Day has begun, but the invasion still hangs in the balance as soldiers fight for their lives on the Normandy beaches. The German defenders hold fast, but then the tide starts to turn.

Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops land on five beaches along the Normandy coast. Powerful interviews with those who were there tell their story of the invasion as it unfolds. American soldiers on Omaha face a blood bath, while Royal Marine commandos encounter chaos at Sword Beach. As night draws in, the troops finally make it off the sand, but the threats ahead are even greater.

D-Day: The Unheard Tapes: Series 1

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Authentic and unforgettable moments of bravery and fear. The D-Day invasion as never told before, by those who fought on Normandy's beaches. Real stories, real voices.

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