Last Call to Normandy

Ted and team check out warbirds in Florida before flying to England, France and Germany to discover why the invasion of Normandy was such a necessity for the Allies.

Britain undergoes her own “friendly invasion” as American and Commonwealth troops and machines pour into the island.

As the build up continues, and Britain is almost at bursting point with troops and machines of war, Ted re-discovers their old camps and embarkation ports along the south coast of the island.

In Early spring 1944, everything looks good for the Allied invasion until a simple radio mistake results in a grizzly shambles and hundreds of Allied troops are killed before they even set foot on the enemy shore.

Ted’s team joins up with Normandy Veterans of all services as they sail across the channel to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.

The commemoration events in Normandy are a mix of celebration and solemn remembrance as we catch up with veteran paratroopers, and tour the bunkers and beaches of Normandy.

The Germans had been on alert for weeks, watching and waiting for the Allied invasion everyone knew was coming.

On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord went forward with the D-Day landing that ranks as the boldest and most successful large-scale invasion in military history.