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…