Chapter 2 - The Battlefield
Normandy 1944: The First Crucial Days
The coast of Normandy, the evening of June 5th
OKW predicts the start of the hostilities (the invasion) to be the middle of May. The 18th seems to be a likely date. Nevertheless, that is of course not a certainty. The main attempt in Normandy, then in Brittany. It is presumed that the enemy will bomb the ground positions with large caliber bombs, concent…