Newsreel film footage, interspersed with expert analysis, reveals the overwhelming challenges Allied forces faced during their D-day invasion of France on June 6, 1944.

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Footage of the historic D-Day invasion from the United News. The terms D-Day and H-Hour are used for the day and hour of a military strike. The best known D-Day is June 6, 1944 the day in which the Invasion of Normandy began. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.