D-Day Sacrifice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It was the biggest air and naval fleet in history to take off for France to free Europe from Nazi Germany's clutches. As World War II entered its fifth year of combat, and despite set-backs in Russia, the power of Germany remained so strong that the Anglo American Allies had to recruit 2 million men all ready to sacrifice their lives. From the Battle of Normandy to the Liberation of Paris, tens of thousands of lives were lost; D-Day Sacrifice recounts the story of the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944 through the testimonies of those who lived it. Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colourised archive footage, much of it never before seen, the remarkable testimonies of famous individuals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel are intertwined with those of anonymous soldiers and citizens, such as film director Samuel Fuller and Eisenhower's chauffeur, Kay Summersby.

Series details

• Title: D-Day Sacrifice
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War
• Premiere date: 2014-05-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30453
• TVDB ID: 282568

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-05-26; final listed air date 2014-05-26.

Source and licence

Adapted from D-Day Sacrifice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.