D-Day - 6th June 1944 - World War II - Year 9

BBC D-Day remembered		Superb comprehensive coverage of every aspect relating to D-Day. Includes information about American, British and Canadian troops together with images, personal accounts and memorials to those who lost their lives.

D-Day and beyond		Site created for schools to explore case studies and information about D-Day. Excellent material for students to explore including images, accounts and factfile timelines.

'Contemporary' BBC news report		Online new report written as if the events of D-Day were just taking place - ideal for placing D-Day in the wider context of World War II.

NormandieMemoire.com		Superb French-English website with an extensive amount of thought provoking information compiled for the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landing - lots of Flash animations.

Normandy - D-Day		Created by the Encyclopædia Britannica, this well established website provides information, interpretations and memorial information - some very well written pages.

D-Day at the Imperial War Museum		From the Imperial War Museum - more useful for details about actual exhibits and museums to visit, but some good additional links and summaries.

D-Day		Additional page of information from the excellent and accessible HistoryLearningSite.co.uk - good detail about the preparations.

The landing on Normandy		English version of a French website offering additional information together with interesting commentary on famous films depicting D-Day - well worth exploring.

D-Day decision making		Explore the options you would have taken in this excellent decision making game from SchoolsHistory.org.uk - consider alternative invasion plans and their consequent impact.

D-Day		Very useful overview from the Spartacus website - detailed summary of the important information together with relevant source material.

A dozen D-Day heroes		From the Royal British legion, information about 12 D-Day veterans - encouragement to donate with the phrase "They've done their bit - have you done yours?"