Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle also known as D-Day began on June 6, 1944, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. For the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Europe, this two-part series tells the story of D-Day in HD. Rare footage is rendered in High Definition, then combined with interviews from the men who lived through it. Part one covers the paratrooper landing behind enemy lines, failed air and artillery support efforts, the coastal approach, and the struggle to capture Omaha Beach, where thousands of U.S. infantrymen were mowed down before even reaching dry land.

Originally released by A&E Networks, 2014. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 09, 2017.

D-Day Begins (3:34); --Paratrooper Landing (4:00); -- D-Day Mission (1:16); -- Preparing for Omaha Beach (3:49); -- Omaha Beach Pre-Attack (2:09); -- Omaha Beach Pre-Attack Failures (2:58); -- Omaha Beach Landing (2:23); -- German Defenses (2:57); -- Failed Air Protection (4:23); -- Search for German Artillery (4:58); -- D-Day Destruction (1:56); -- Behind Enemy Lines (4:01); -- Capturing the Enemy (2:35); -- Holding the Line (1:46); -- Crossing Omaha Beach (3:02); -- D-Day at Risk (2:18); -- Reaching the Sea Wall (4:09); -- Naval Artillery Support (3:23); -- Die, Fight Wounded, or Surrender (2:56); -- Overcoming German Defenses (4:02); -- Disarming German Artillery (3:33); -- Defending La Fiere Bridge (4:00); -- Off Course (3:03); -- Event of a Lifetime (1:55); -- Machine Gun Ambush (2:19); -- Securing Omaha Beach (2:17); -- Rescued in the Night (2:02); -- Next D-Day Phases (2:55); .