Day Of Mourning

D-day timeline on june 6, 1944, western allied forces launched operation overlord, the massive allied invasion of normandy, france, to liberate nazi-occupied europe. Dedicated in 2000 as the national d-day museum and now designated by congress as america’s national wwii museum, the institution celebrates the american spirit, teamwork, optimism, courage. D-day initially set for june 5, d-day was delayed due to poor weather.

With a small window of opportunity in the weather, eisenhower decided to go—d-day would be june 6, 1944. Truman designated may 8 as v-e day and most of the western allies followed suit. The soviets, however, designated may 9 as v-e day or soviet.

The national wwii museum commemorates the day that will live in infamy through articles, oral histories, artifacts, and more. The next day, august 9, the red army invaded manchuria, and a second atomic bomb hit nagasaki.