The Logistics of D-Day

In the debut episode of the Logistics of D-Day, we explore the logic and planning that resulted in Normandy being chosen as the location for the largest amphibious invasion in the history of humankind.

In the second episode of the Logistics of D-Day, we explore the deception tactics of WW2 that ensured Normandy would not be a hive of German soldiers waiting for an invasion.

In this episode of the Logistics of D-Day, we explore the challenges the Allies faced before laying the first foot inside Fortress Europe.

In this episode, we explore the unsung heroes of D-Day, the landing craft. Stockpiling these ships proved to be one of the most difficult logistical issues of D-Day and their numbers ultimately determined the magnitude of the first wave.

In this episode, we explore how the first men arrived on June 6th. Twenty-three thousand men landed in Normandy on D-Day by parachute and glider, this is how they did it.

In this episode of The Logistics of D-Day, we explore the logistics of close air support, which required new airfields to be constructed rapidly within spitting distance of the front lone.