When is the D-Day anniversary?
On 6 June 1944 the Allies launched the biggest air and seaborne invasion in history, codenamed Operation Neptune (part of the larger Operation Overlord) and commonly referred to as D-Day.
To mark this significant historical event, which this year marked it's 80th anniversary, we've put together a collection of classroom resources about D-Day and World War Two.
Primary resources
D-Day 80th Anniversary Assembly. collection
A collection of resources that can be used to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day as part of an assembly for UK primary schools.
D-Day. video
This short film for primary schools explores the significance of D-Day, as well as explaining what took place that day.
WW2 Clips. 'D-Day has come' audio
The 鶹Լ announces that 'D-Day has come' on 6 June 1944.
WW2 Clips. D-Day report. audio
A 鶹Լ reporter describes paratroops landing in Normandy on D-Day.
WW2 Clips. Eisenhower speech after D-Day. audio
General Eisenhower addresses occupied Europe following the D-Day landings.
D-Day: A Newsround special. video
With the help of Newsround presenter Emma-Louise Amanshia and some of D-Day’s last surviving veterans, William and Lyra explore the life-changing events of June 1944.
Secondary resources
D-Day 80th Anniversary – secondary assembly. collection
Two videos for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings from both a British and German perspective to provide an understanding of the actions of the human beings involved on both sides.
Planning D-Day. video
In this short film for secondary schools Dan Snow, alongside British and American veterans and eye-witnesses, tells the story of how the D-Day landings were planned.
The Battle for Omaha. video
In this short film for secondary schools veterans of the Omaha Beach landings in Normandy recall their memories of the time just before the attack began, and of the carnage that followed before the beach was secured.
Winning D-Day - The Sword Beach landings. video
In this short film for secondary schools veterans recall what it was like to be part of the D-Day landings on Sword Beach in June 1944, and the move inland to take control of German positions.
WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion, launched? document
A detailed look at how the D-Day invasion was launched by the Allies against Nazi Germany on 6 June 1944.
WW2: How close did D-Day come to failure? document
Over 150,000 British, US and Canadian soldiers had landed by air and sea and pushed their way several miles inland. But what if the invasion hadn't gone to plan?
