On 6 June 1944 the Allies finally launched their full-scale assault on Nazi-occupied Europe. What was it like for those who took part in the fighting, with no idea of the outcome and no guarantee of their own survival? Offering the dramatic recollections of those who were there, revealing documentary D-DAY: LAST WORDS (Thursday 2nd, 9.25pm) delves beneath the legends that have grown up around the struggle to secure an all-important foothold on the Normandy beaches.
From a British sailor who laid underwater charges to knock out German defences, to Canadians, Americans, French partisans and German defenders, moving interviews are combined with new-found footage and dramatic reconstructions to place the viewer at the heart of what would come to be known as ‘The Longest Day.’