June 6, 1944 – The Light of Dawn | History

The Light of Dawn tells the story of Operation Overlord. It traces one of the largest military operations man has ever conceived since the summer of 1941 - when Churchill and Roosevelt first broached the issue - to June 6, 1944. He deciphers the strategy of 'Hitler to make it fail. The film recounts this crucial turning point in World War II where questions of geopolitics (the difficult alliance between London, Moscow and Washington), the various military strategies and technological prowess as well as the fate of the young soldiers who attacked the wall of the Atlantic will pay a heavy price.nnThe landing will be told here in the style of a play with its intrigues, its dramas, the art of bluffing and the fate of the world being played out.nnEntirely written with archival footage remastered and colorized, this 90-minute film written and directed by Jean-Christophe Rosé was produced for France Télévisions as part of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in June 2014. This film was produced by Kuiv Productions.nn00:00 The June 6, 1944n03:07 The Tehran Conference, 1943n05:42 Atlantic Walln28:17 Desmond O'Neilln28:46 French Francsn45:40 Omaha Beachn53:26 Sword Beachn58:04 Juno Beachn01:03:28 General Montgomeryn01:09:55 Charles de Gaullen01:24:14 Winston Churchill